Punggok Rindukan Bulan (2008), film still. Directed by Azharr Rudin. Courtesy of the Filmmaker.

Punggok Rindukan Bulan is a Malay saying, directly translated as ‘the owl misses the moon’, a reflection of unrequited longing. Set in the border town of Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the film focuses on a teenage boy, Sidi and his father Adman, who are faced with the sudden absence of a key female figure in their life.

Azharr Rudin (b.1981, Malaysia), works primarily through cinema / films with recurring themes spanning across people and places in transition, marginal stories and perspectives.

Director: Azharr Rudin
Country: Malaysia
Language: Malay with English subtitles
Length: 122 minutes

Venue: NTU CCA Singapore, The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

When: 25 Jul 2015, 12.30pm - 2.30pm

By: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore)