Kota Kinabalu: The Cinebalu Screenings by the Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) continue this evening (Thursday) with four films, including a documentary, at the City Cineplex, City Mall, here.
All films have English subtitles and screenings start at 8pm.
Slum
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Director: Jefry Musa
Slum was inspired by the true story of Kayum and how he embarked on an intense journey.
After moving to Kongsi due to a house fire, his family grapples with many challenges, creating tensions with their neighbours.
As the pressure mounts, Kayum has to face the daunting task of how to help his family.
P.O.V. (Pepe on Vlog)
Philippines|2023|Satirical comedy| 17m
Director: James Bueno
P.O.V. or Pepe On Vlog follows the story of a vlogger names Pepe, who wanders the streets of Pasay, looking for participants in his social experiment called “Para sap era challenge”.
His desired participants are beggars and street vagrants, to whom he offers money but with an undesirable condition.
The River That Never Ends
Philippines|2022|Drama|19m
Director: JT Trinidad
Along a river that undergoes a major change, Baby, a middle-aged trans woman, shuffles between her job as a companion-for-hire for strangers and her duty to her father.
As the people around Baby start to disappear, she realises that she has been left behind in a sprawling city.
Master of Light
US|2022|Documentary/Black American Narratives/Education|1h23m
Director: Rosa Ruth Boesten
George Anthony Morton is a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison for dealing drugs.
While incarcerated, he nurtured his unique artistic ability. Since his release, he is doing everything he can to defy society’s unlevel playing field and tackle the white-dominant art world.
Now, he is on a journey back to his hometown of Kansas City to heal the broken relationship with his mother – who’s in-and-out of jail – and paint family members in the style of the Dutch Old Masters.
Going back forces George to face his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life.
Visit the official website kkiff.com for the complete festival schedule.
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