SILIKA

Lose yourself in the Vantablack.

APPROPIATE

2021 / 24min.

Rating7

Genres

Science Fiction

Drama

Synopsis

It follows the filmmaking journey of two filmmakers as they navigate through the urban sprawl of inner KL during the pandemic. It showcases the city in a raw, exposed and gritty fashion but still with a certain charm. Throughout their filmmaking process, they capture the peculiar events in the life of three strangers: the son (Fakhrul Aiman), the outsider (Eli Orkid) and the hustler (Nidusmas). They happen to express themselves in extreme ways at the sight of their own reflection in “the vantablack” -- they snap into a state of mind where they lose all their inhibitions and show their true self in a very physical way: through visceral, almost primal dance movements.

Directors

Actors

Fakhrul Aiman

Eli Orkid

Fahmi (nidusmas)

Yie No Good

Shamel Amwaj

Wan Akmal Hakim

Azfar Azmi

Aliff Fakhruzi

Aliya Marissa

Leyaa Mazlan

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