Asian Shorts

This series of short films include three works by Edmund Yeo as director, writer and/or producer. Born in Singapore in 1984, trained in Australia, and now based in Japan, Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo has made numerous award-winning short films that have been shown in major film festivals around the world. He became the youngest Malaysian to ever compete at the Venice Film Festival with ‘Kingyo’ in 2009.

LOVE SUICIDES
Malaysia / 2009 / 13 min
Director & Screenplay: Edmund Yeo
Producer: Woo Ming Jin

In an isolated fishing village of Malaysia, a woman’s relationship with her young daughter descends into a path of self-destruction and abuse when she begins to receive a series of strange and mysterious letters from her long-absent husband.

LADYBIRD’S TEARS
Japan, Thailand, Malaysia / 2010 / 11 min
Director: Kong Pahurak
Producer & Screenplay: Edmund Yeo

A filmmaker’s production notes recall a low-budget sci-fi film he was trying to make. Through his ruminations, the narrative turns into something unexpected.

HUJAN TAK JADI DATANG (IT’S NOT RAINING OUTSIDE)
Indonesia / 2009 / 16 min
Director, Producer & Screenplay: Yosep Anggi Noen

Two furniture store employees have to deliver a sofa to a customer. However, they find themselves trapped in an immature love affair.

GAARUD (THE SPELL)
India / 2009 / 12 min
Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Producer: Film and Television Institute of India
Screenplay: Shati Bhave

A room of a shady lodge near the railway station in a small town. Glimpses of the lives of people who are caught in the frame of the room, unable to escape.

KINGYO
Japan, Malaysia / 2009 / 25 min
Director: Edmund Yeo
Producer: Maiko Itagaki
Screenplay: Edmund Yeo
Cast: Luchino Fujisaki, Takao Kawaguchi, Amane Kudo

A university professor decides to go for a tour in Akihabara, Tokyo, guided by a young woman. They speak of a past they both share and, ultimately, a painful love triangle that continues to haunt them.