15Malaysia Videos Official Launch by P1

Yesterday I was invited for the screening of the 15Malaysia videos organized by PacketOne (P1) Networks. It was a closed event for casts, directors, media (and bloggers) to watch all of the 14 Malaysia made short films by our Malaysia directors. One of them was by the fabulous Yasmin Ahmad who sadly passed away on July 25, 2009. *sniffles*

Here’s a short introduction of what’s 15Malaysia about and why many Malaysians will laugh, cry, scream and God knows what else when they watch the videos later.

15Malaysia is 15 short films about socio-political issues in Malaysia featuring some of the country’s coolest directors, actors, musicians and politicians. The project is produced by Pete Teo and sponsored by P1.

Source: 15Malaysia

Without further due, here’s a montage of what happened during the event. And my disclaimer is, I’m not a professional photographer but a cameranoob.

By the way, full size is 800 pixels so click on it for a larger version. And I didn’t watermark this montage because I just had no room. So, if you do decide to use this montage, please give me some link love. :)

The videos by the directors were inspiring, moving and no less than artistic. They were produced by Malaysia singer songwriter Pete Teo and P1. And, I’m truly thankful to be one of the first few to watch all of the videos. Because, each video will only be released at a 2-day interval starting August 17, 2009.

Introducing the directors who committed to this project, in no particular order. Again, click for the 1024 pixels wide version. ;)

• Ho Yuhang (Potong Saga)
• Yasmin Ahmad (Chocolate)
• Amir Muhammad (The Tree)
• Linus Chong (House)
• Liew Seng Tat (Halal)
• Desmong Ng (The Son)
• Kamal Sabran (Lumpur)
• Tan Chui Mui (One Future)
• Woo Ming Jin (Slovak Sling)
• James Lee (Gerhana)
• Benji & Bahir (Meter)
• Johan John (Duit Kecil)
• Khairil Bahar (Healthy Paranoia)
• Nam Ron (Lollipop)
• Suleiman Brothers (Rojak!)

There were only 14 videos screened during the event – Rojak!, wasn’t included. Someone from the press did pose the question but I couldn’t catch the answers from Pete and Michael. Here’s the 15Malaysia video trailer; Chocolate, by Yasmin Ahmad.

Nonetheless, I for one am really proud Malaysia now has this project to advance our artistic scene and encourage the “rakyat” (local community) to become better citizens by reflecting on ourselves.

But before I leave, some lovely ladies from P1 would like to thank you for supporting the 15Malaysia project. ;)

Other ways to support the 15Malaysia project is by joining the Facebook group or following 15Malaysia on Twitter.