The home has changed. The palm oil trees have grown in endless symmetry. The landscape rusts and the nostalgia turns. KARAOKE is a homecoming. BETIK returns to his village to help his mother with the karaoke a few years after the death of his father. During the day, he has also taken a job with his uncle making karaoke videos. KARAOKE is a story that takes you back home and lifts you off your feet.
Director/Producer/Co-writer: Chris Chong Chan Fui
Producer: Pierre Laburthe
Co-writer/Music/Lyrics: Shanon Shah
Director of Photography: Charin Pengpanich
Production Designer: Yee I-Lann
Sound Designer: Yasuhiro Morinaga & Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
Editor: Lee Chatametikool
Production: Malaysia
Year:2008
Length: 80mins
Format: 35mm
World Premiere
2009 Cannes' Directors' Fortnight, France
2009 Toronto Int'l Film Festival, Canada [VISIONS]
2009 Vancouver Int'l Film Festival, Canada [Dragons & Tigers competition]
2009 Calgary Int'l Film Festival, Canada [MAVERICKS] [WINNER Best film]
2009 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan
2009 Viennale Int'l Film Festival, Austria
2009 Pusan Int'l Film Festival, South Korea
2009 London Int'l Film Festival, U.K.