GoPro Journalism!
I lost my GoPro in the Celebes Sea last week. Tried to free dive 30 meters to try and retrieve it, but I’m no Bajau Laut! Goddammit!! And so I […]
Category Archives: documentary
Limited photo print of Sergeant Azizan Hashim of the Malaysian Armed Forces in Afghanistan
The picture above is of Sergeant Azizan Hashim of the Malaysian Armed Forces standing guard in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. One of the vehicles in the patrolling convoy broke down and the […]
Zan Azlee on BFM Radio’s Ticket to Ride talking about Afghanistan
I was invited to be on BFM Radio’s travel programme called ‘Ticket to Ride‘ with Azura Rahman to talk about my trip to Afghanistan. It was a special episode for […]
Limited photo print sale from Zan Azlee’s Afghanistan collection
As most would probably know (or maybe not!), I had gone to Afghanistan in 2011 and embedded myself with the Malaysian military stationed in the mountains of Bamiyan. I was […]
Dogs? Haram and najis? Cannot touch? But if there is a special soap…
Best advert ever for a soap to help Muslims cleanse themselves after touching dogs! So what’s the problem? Subscribe to the Fat Bidin YouTube Channel for really cool videos!
The POTA and Sedition Act issue is a deja vu of Malaysia in 2007
We have been making progress (however little and slow) in the department of freedom of speech and expression in Malaysia over the years. Then, the government had to reverse all […]
Long form documentary journalism
Photo by Jon Hill (7 Days Preceding) I enjoy long form documentary work. That’s why I make documentary films and take photos. So I’m excited to see this one project […]
Does the tudung (head scarf) really have a role?
Way back in 2005, Liew Seng Tat (yes… the one of the ‘Lelaki Harapan Dunia‘ fame!) and I worked together on a documentary shot in Terengganu. It is called […]
All these photos from the streets… apparently it’s called ‘Street Photography’?
MOMENTS // NEW YORK CITY from Tim Sessler on Vimeo. I’ve always been interested in non-fiction and documentary films. Recently, I’ve even started shooting random stuff in the city (or […]
The re-release of ‘Popiahs, murtabaks and a patriotic donkey’
Twelve years ago, I started making my own independent short films. In recent years, I think I’ve kind of lost the plot a little bit. So, in an attempt to […]
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