nicole lee

Check. It. Out. The 48th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival has not one, not two, but — count ‘em and weep folks — FIVE Malaysian films in its Box Office lineup. And you knows the Malaysian pride runs deep in me when I say that I’ll try to watch EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. I SWEAR. It’ll be tough, especially considering the weird timing on a couple of ‘em, but I so will. Just to give some big ups to the home team, y’ know.

Here’s the Malaysian film lineup for the S.F. Film Festival this year. The Kabuki is a cinema in Japantown S.F., and the Pacific Film Archive is in Berkeley. The date/time when I plan to be going is in bold.

• Princess of Mount Ledang
  Thu, Apr 28 • 8:00 pm • Kabuki
  Wed, May 4 • 1:30 pm • Kabuki
• Split Screen: Two Films by Amir Muhammad
  Fri, Apr 29 • 8:45 pm • Kabuki
  Tue, May 3 • 3:15 pm • Kabuki
• Sepet
  Sat, Apr 30 • 6:00 pm • Kabuki
  Wed, May 4 • 10:00 am • Kabuki
  Thu, May 5 • 5:00 pm • Kabuki
• The Gravel Road
  Fri, Apr 22 • 4:30 pm • Pacific Film Archive
  Sun, May 1 • 1:15 pm • Kabuki
  Wed, May 4 • 9:45 pm • Kabuki
• Monday Morning Glory
  Sun, Apr 24 • 2:00 pm • Pacific Film Archive
  Sun, May 1 • 9:15 pm • Kabuki
  Thu, May 5 • 3:45 pm • Kabuki

For what it’s worth, the ones to watch seem to be Princess Mount Ledang (most expensive Malaysian film to-date) and Split Screen (just ’cause Amir is the r0x0rs). I totally encourage everyone to go watch ‘em, Malaysian or not. You may even see me there