The Pontianak comes from a place of abuse, dying when she carries life inside her, and she finds strength out of it. She is raw, primal, carnal and sexual, and she is beautiful and has luscious, long black hair. She will seduce you, draw you in and you will feel her wrath. The two teenage girls in my film are both Pontianaks in their own ways. Every woman is a Pontianak in her own way. -Amanda Eu

Lagi Senang Jaga Sekandang Lembu is a short film that tells the story of two teenage outcasts who form an uncanny friendship in their remote village. As the girls discover each other’s clandestine aspects, she observes the changes in her new friend to the point of violence, [...]

You Mean the World to Me is an upcoming film that already draws you in with its beautiful cinematography, but keeps making you fall further in love with at almost every turn. The film is spoken almost entirely in Penang Hokkien, but bear no mistake – there is no linguistic barrier to separate how profound and breathtaking Saw Teong Hin’s film really is.

WHEN we talk about Malay horror movies, the first thing that comes mind is the story of someone visiting a place, breaking a sacred rule, getting possessed, and being saved by a shaman. But then comes a decently-executed Malay horror with action and comedy and fantasy elements — imagine Ghostbusters but scaled down to university students fighting paranormal beings — and everyone’s blown away. Case in point: Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi (AD7D).

It’s fascinating how Osman Ali has managed to take on a diverse range of genres but still come up with phenomenal successes at the Malaysian box office. His Ombak Rindu for example is one of Malaysia’s all-time top five highest-grossing films, holding the #4 position as of last month.