A poetic depiction of Malayness - Children Of The Soil

Written and directed by Singaporean multidisciplinary artist Sabrina Elman, this 12-minute short film explores the theme of Malayness by integrating traditional Malay wear and stylising the set design so beautifully, and the colour palette Sabrina uses encapsulates the richness of Malay culture. Similar to Marlon Riggs' Tongues Untied, poetry was used to tie everything together... Continue to read: https://www.nowness.asia/story/children-of-the-soil _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://www.nowness.asia Behind the scenes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nownessasia Like NOWNESS ASIA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nownessasia Follow NOWNESS ASIA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nownessasia Staff Picks on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/nowness