Freedom Film Fest 2007

1. "She's My Son" by Indrani Kopal (Tamil and English with English and BM subtitles, 25 mins)
The transgender issue is real, but it is a reality many Malaysians will not admit to. Treated as sex objects, butt of lewd jokes and social outcasts, many boys resist their urge to become girls. Suganya begs to differ. "She's My Son" tells the story of Suganya from her mother's point of view. "He", before the sex change, had the courage to face this reality and today, as "she", strolls the road confidently with the acceptance of family and friends.

2) "Bo Lang Chai" (Forgotten) by Ong Boon Keong (Mandarin with English and BM subtitles, 35 mins)
The clan jetties are at the sea front of George Town, Penang. More than 2000 ex-port workers whose contribution towards the establishment of the Penang port and George Town city has largely been forgotten. They live in an endangered heritage area, where their land lease has to be renewed every year. After waiting for over a century, the application for World Heritage City status of George Town holds up a hope for getting their rights to land recognition.

3) "Sepuluh Tahun Sebelum Merdeka" (Ten Years Before Independence) by Fahmi Reza (Bahasa Malaysia - BM with English subtitles, 36 mins)
Unknown to many, October 20th, 1947 was an important and historical day in the people's constitutional struggle for independence from British colonialism. This documentry chronicles the events that culminated in the Malaya-wide "Hartal" day of protest (a form of non-violent protest), against the undemocratic Federation of Malaya Constitutional Proposals advised by the British Colonial Government and UMNO. This is the rise of the people's democratic movement in Malaya, ten years before Merdeka.