Chris Chong Chan Fui
Kolam (Pool) | 2007 | 20:50mins | BetaSP | Canada/Malaysia
Christopher Chong Chan Fui is a Malaysian-Canadian filmmaker. He has written and directed a number of short films including Tuesday Be My Friend (2005) and has worked in film, television and animation production. Christopher’s career began in Canada where he directed a number of experimental hand-processed films and began screening his work in over 20 festivals on the global circuit. He was awarded Best Emerging Filmmaker in Toronto in 2001. Currently, he is in Malaysia to commence work on developing dance-drama, feature and documentary works.
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Pool is a touching portrait of a community attempting to rebuild and heal itself following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that shocked the world. The titular swimming pool is a temporary makeshift basin created to help the children of Aceh, Indonesia, face their fear of water and learn to swim again, despite the losses their community suffered when the sea came crashing in. Chong Chan Fui observes their progress with affection and a poet’s eye. Awards: Winner of the Award for Best Canadian Short, Toronto International Film Festival, 2007; named one of the Top Ten Canadian Short Films of 2007 by the Toronto International Film Group.
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