Oasis of Now

TITLE

Oasis of Now
by Chia Chee Sum
Malaysia, Singapore, France
2023

SYNOPSIS

A woman is secretly meeting a small girl at the corner of a stairwell in an old Kuala Lumpur apartment. They see each other occasionally here, sharing a moment together before returning separately to their homes, but nothing is quite what it seems.

ACCOLADES

Busan International Film Festival 2023 (Korea)

New Currents Competition

74th Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)

Forum - Competition

Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 (India)

Official Selection - World Cinema

Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2023 (Indonesia)

Main Competition - Silver Hanoman Award Winner

QUOTES

“A measured and gently moving character study [...] of a Vietnamese woman who is living an undocumented life in Malaysia [...] marginal spaces and peripheral lives are given centre stage by Chia Chee Sum [...]”
— ScreenDaily

CREDITS

Writer & Director: CHIA CHEE SUM
Producers: LEE YVE VONN, FRAN BORGIA, XAVIER ROCHER, CHIA CHEE SUM
Director of Photography: JIMMY GIMFERRER
Wardrobe Stylist: MOMO WOON
Editor: CHLOE YAP MUN EE, CHIA CHEE SUM
Sound Designer: NG CHOR GUAN
Music Composer: TEO WEI YONG
Cast: TA THI DIU, ASTER YEOW EE, ABD MANAF BIN REJAB

A THECOMMONIST, AFTERNOON PICTURES, AKANGA FILM ASIA, LA FABRICA NOCTURNA CINEMA production

TECHNICAL SPECS

Aspect Ratio: 1:1.85
Colour
Countries: MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, FRANCE
Language: CANTONESE, VIETNAMESE, MALAY, MANDARIN
Runtime: 90’
Sales Agent: DIVERSION

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