Pool (film)
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Pool | |
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Kolam | |
Directed by | Chris Chong Chan Fui |
Produced by | Chris Chong Chan Fui |
Cinematography | Chris Chong Chan Fui |
Edited by | Alvi Apriayandi Taufik Arifianto |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | Acehnese |
Pool (Indonesian: Kolam) is a Malaysian-Canadian short film, directed by Chris Chong Chan Fui and released in 2007.[1] The film depicts a group of children playing in a swimming pool in Aceh, Indonesia, working through their fear of water following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2]
The film premiered in the Wavelengths program at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[3] It was later named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best Canadian short films.[4]
References
- ^ Jennie Punter, "Shorts of stature". The Globe and Mail, August 31, 2007.
- ^ a b Peter Goddard, "Catch more wavelengths". Toronto Star, August 31, 2007.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Cronenberg film wins top TIFF prize". National Post, September 17, 2007.
- ^ Chris Knight, "Year's top-10 Canadian movies chosen; Despite high profiles on the festival circuit, movies such as Cronenberg's Eastern Promises are not in wide release". Vancouver Sun, December 12, 2007.
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