Semalu

Original Title: Semalu

19' 40" | 2013 (Completed)

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Director:	Jimmy Hendrickx
Producer:	Jimmy Hendrickx, Kristian Van der Heyden
Writer:	Jimmy Hendrickx

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Semalu, which means 'sensitive plant' in Malay, is a cinematic portrait of the abandoned children of Cheras, who live in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur.

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A portrait of the abandoned children of Cheras, who live in a suburb in Kuala Lumpur. Their ancestors came to Cheras to build a new future 30 years ago when the place was still jungle and swamp. Now it's an urban landscape and the children live amidst a concrete playground.
Semalu, qui signifie plante sensible au Malais, est le portrait cinématographique des enfants abandonnés du Cheras, une banlieue de Kuala Lumpur, en Malaisie. Un territoire en voie de modernisation. Au sein du paysage bruyant en construction, nous voyons la nouvelle génération en train grandir. Les ancêtres de ces enfants sont arrivés là pour y construire un nouvel avenir. Il y a 30 ans, ces territoires étaient encore formés par la jungle et les marais. Bien loin de cette nature, le nouveau paysage deviendra la future résidence urbaine des enfants. Semalu est un voyage à la fois sombre et magique à travers leur aire de jeu en béton.
Een portret over kinderen op een verlaten bouwwerf in Cheras, een randstad van Kuala Lumpur. Hun voorouders kwamen 30 jaar geleden naar deze regio buiten de stad om er de nieuwe toekomst op te bouwen, toen het nog oerwoud en moeras bestond. Nu blijft er enkel nog een betonnen landschap over waar de kinderen hun speeltuin van hebben gemaakt.

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Director
Jimmy Hendrickx
Producer
Jimmy Hendrickx, Kristian Van der Heyden
Writer
Jimmy Hendrickx
Editing
Jimmy Hendrickx
Photography
Jimmy Hendrickx
Sales agent
Kristian Van der Heyden
Sound
Simon Blu Wasem

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Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental, Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2013
Production status
Completed
Original title
Semalu
Original language
Malaysian

Technical specs

Running time
19' 40"
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Colour
Colour

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Harald House Belgium BVBA

Patersstraat 100
2300 Turnhout
Belgium

haraldhouse@gmail.com

www.haraldhouse.com

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2013: Directors Lounge Berlin (DE), Cannes Short Film Corner (FR), international short film festival Berlin (DE),Experiments in Cinema New Mexico (US), Centre Georges Pompidou Hors Piste Tokyo (JP), EcoZine (SP), Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest (MY), Salón Internacional de La Luz (CO), CinemAmbiente Environmental Filmfest Turin (IT), West Virginia Short Film Festival (US), Tabor Film Festival (KR), International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (MX), 9th Cologne International Videoart Festival (DE), Sydney Experimental Filmfestival (AU), Cairo Video Festival (EG), International Debut Festival St.Petersburg (RU), Religion Today Trento (IT), KLEX Experimental Filmfestival Kuala Lumpur (MY)

Awards

2014: Golden Ladybug Award - Sremfilmfest (RS), Night Award - Festival Signes de Nuit Paris (FR)2013: Best of Show Award - West Virginia Short Film Festival (US), Best Experimental Film Award - Tabor Film Festival (HR)

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Supported by

KLEX Kuala Lumpur Experimental Filmfestival, SICKL

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Semalu

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Editing

Photography

Sales agent

Sound

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Colour