I have always been interested in films, particularly foreign films and indie movies. Recently, I develop a fetish :P for documentary films. Unlike fiction, documentary films are often serious and deal with a particular issue. The story is told from a filmmaker perspective. I was hooked on documentary films when I was doing my research on independent films in Malaysia few years back. I realize that in Malaysia, documentary film is a field that is not fully explored by the filmmakers and viewers alike. I remember watching documentary on Merdeka day by Filem Negara, every time our country is about to celebrate our independence day. The documentary is often historic (not a bad thing!) and monotonous. And sometimes even boring. Then documentary takes a different whole meaning when TV3 produced Jejak Rasul. The episodes were well researched, the subject and the presentation is interesting. And from there on, there were many documentary films produced by our local TV stations.
But it's not enough...at least not for me :) While researching on independent films, I came upon private or limited screening of few local documentary films. Surprising, the documentary films are quite good. Interestingly, many of these films will never make it to the big screen. Thus, my journey on discovering the documentary films begins. I'm captivated by the films as much as I'm intrigued by the filmmakers themselves. To the point I decided to dedicate my academic life (not sure how long it will last!) to write about these films. Insya Allah, this blog will serve as my medium to communicate my ideas and people will benefit from them. That is my quest.
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