SEARCHING FOR SOUL – Life downtown: Kuala Lumpur & Sumida City
Directors: Zan Azlee. Hidayah Hisham, Noor Fairyyantie, Kalash Nanda Kumar
Executive Producers: Zan Azlee, Sheril A. Bustaman
Four Malaysian filmmakers explore their city of Kuala Lumpur and make comparisons with Kyojima in Sumida City, Tokyo. In theory, Downtown Kuala Lumpur and Kyojima are similar – both are considered the ‘old’ part of the city, both are going through some sort of gentrification, and both are also trying hard to preserve their heritage. The final film is an omnibus montage of past, present and future that transcends generations and cultures. We observe how people gravitate towards houses of worship in Kuala Lumpur while in Kyojima, family institutions hold everything together.

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SEARCHING FOR SOUL will be going on a Malaysia-wide tour of five cities:

Ipoh, Perak
Date: 24th February 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30pm (Session 1) or 5pm (Session 2)
Venue: PORT (Ipoh, Perak)
Entrance is free by registration. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/QDwUfbFXZNQWEH7M8
Light refreshments will be served.
This film is rated U by the Malaysian Censorship Board and is suitable for all ages.
A short film by local Kyojima documentarian Ayumu Haitani will be screened as a prelude to the main film.

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Date: 3rd February 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 7:30pm till 9:30pm
Venue: Ruang Tamu Ekosistem, Alamesra (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
Entrance is free by registration. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/AJEKBo5XCKhiF6YC8
Light refreshments will be served.
This film is rated U by the Malaysian Censorship Board and is suitable for all ages.
A short film by local Kyojima documentarian Ayumu Haitani will be screened as a prelude to the main film.

Georgetown, Penang
Date: 8th December 2023 (Friday)
Venue: Hin Bus Depot
Entrance is free by registration. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/9QZe2Q1LrpXW61Np8
This film is rated U by the Malaysian Censorship Board and is suitable for all ages.
A short film by local Kyojima documentarian Ayumu Haitani will be screened as a prelude to the main film.

Kuala Lumpur (Premiere)
Date: 25th November 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 6.30pm till 10pm 
Venue: Rumah Tangsi, KL
Light refreshments will be served.
Entrance is free by registration. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/VVxnEv4NsMck7Ecw7
This film is rated U by the Malaysian Censorship Board is is suitable for all ages.
A short film by local Kyojima documentarian Ayumu Haitani will be screened as a prelude to the main film.

Johor Bahru, Johor (TBD)