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For those who came… I would like to thank you (it was almost a full house! wahh!!). And also… to apologise for what happened to the projector midway through the film. Hence, there will be a re-screening. Details as posted by Kelab Seni Filem below…..

It ought not to have happened, but it did.
The screening of Zan Azlee’s I’m Muslim Too! on Tues 19 Feb was stopped halfway through coz the projector packed up.
Kelab Seni Filem apologises to the almost full house in attendance.
However the lively Q&A with Zan helped to make up for the disappointment.
The good news is that Kelab is re-screening it on Monday 3 March at 8pm.
Admission is still FREE.
And Zan will be present to do the Q&A again.
Amir Muhammad will be introducing the film and moderating the Q&A session.
Monday 3 March, 8.00pm
HELP University College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
S P R E A D T H E W O R D

So come lah! The discussion we had after the projector broke down was great! And that was after everyone watched slightly less than half of the film. I would love to hear your feedback and (try to evade!) questions once you’ve seen the whole film.

For those of you who couldn’t make it the first time… here’s your chance! (no more excuses! muahaha!!!). Thank you all for the support.

Hey people! One night only… so come and catch it!

I’ve finally started editing ‘I’m Muslim Too!’. Give me a break… I’ve been catching up with work ever since I got back from the Middle East. A guy has got to eat! And so what if a little procrastination gets thrown in as well? Haha!

All jokes aside, I have been busy. I’ll be shooting an Internet video series for a new travel portal soon and pre-production has been taking up some time (watch out for it when it comes out… it’ll be pukka!). Also, adding the final touches of the making of video of ASTRO SHAW’s movie ‘Tipu Kanan Tipu Kiri’ has got me going to bed in the wee hours of the morning. Add a couple of lecture hours a week into the fray and Zan is a pretty burnt out boy!

Although editing of ‘I’m Muslim Too!’ has been slow, I have been working hard on trying to sell it. I met up with a local broadcaster recently and they’re interested in looking at a rough cut once it’s done. Another meeting with another broadcaster is also on the schedule. So finger’s crossed!

(No video blog entry on the film yet. But one will be posted very soon! I promise!)

Made it to the Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts after lots of trouble getting my press pass. Getting the pass wasn’t any trouble. It was trying to get to the organisers’ office that gave me a headache! I went to three different places in Amman and wasted nearly RM70 on taxi fare till I finally got to the right place.

The festival is set in the Roman ruins of the ancient city of Jerash in the north of Jordan. Very beautiful actually.

This dude (above) I met at the festival and I’m putting him in my film. His name is Ghassan Ayasreh and he’s an artist. He spent three years of his life building a model of the Dome of the Rock out of olive seeds. Time well spent!

Here’s another dude I met at the festival and I’m putting him in my film too. Mohamed Salameh is a photographer who likes to keep all of his wives under the same roof!

And now I’m done with my journey. I’m back in Damascus ready to catch my flight home to Malaysia. Once I arrive home, it’ll be time to start on the editing of ‘I’m Muslim Too!’. Also, there’ll be more updates here in video form! So you can start sweating in anticipation now!

And in Jordan too, of course!

I’m in Amman, Jordan. Main reason… to attend the Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts for my film. But before I sorted out my press pass, I did a little sightseeing. And boy… everything in the Middle-East reminds you of God! It still didn’t make me feel guilty about watching porn on Arabic satellite TV in the hotel, though! Haha!

First religious site… the place where John The Baptist baptised Jesus. For the ultra-conservative Malay dudes and dudettes who might think I’m going the Lina Joy way… don’t worry… I’m not! I’ll rephrase… the place where Yahya baptised Isa. Ok?

The baptism site is by the River Jordan and it’s the border of Jordan and Israel. Because it’s a highly sensitive zone, we were only allowed to go there with a guide. Notice the Israel flag behind me in the picture? It’s only a few feet away… but I’m now claiming to have been to Israel! Muahaha!

Then I went to Mount Nebo, the place where Moses (oops! sorry ultra-conservative Malay dudes and dudettes! I meant Musa!), according to the Bible, apparently ascended to heaven. But of course the Quran has a different story.

I then floated in the Dead Sea. When I was in STAR, Ipoh (my secondary all-boys boarding school), the ustaz use to tell stories of Lut and his homosexual homies. God got angry because of their hanky panky and so He flooded their land… thus the Dead Sea (now that I think about it, maybe I shouldn’t have gone in for a dip! yucks! no wonder everything floats in the Dead Sea, huh!). But the boys in my school didn’t care! They still had their JAMBUS! Haha!