We talk to the filmmakers and star behind new Malaysian martial art film Geran, recipient of the New York Asian Film Festival Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema. We spoke to director Areel Abu Bakar, action choreographer and lead bad guy Azlan Komeng, and actor Megat Shahrizal, with interpreter Syeela Dzul, about bringing the art of Silat to the big screen. We also find out how Life Of Action and action co-ordinator Mike Fury got into easternFlicks, and hear from another of our Udine Far East Film Festival Campus correspondents.
This episode's timecodes
00:00:31 - Episode introduction
00:01:31 - Geran intro
00:03:26 - Geran interview
00:44:54 - Mike Fury: How I got into easternFlicks
00:49:08 - Udine FEFF correspondent: Josep Santcristofol
00:51:31 - Outro
Episode 18: Hungry Ghost Halloween!
Episode 17: Into the Leijiverse!
Episode 16: A pop-up chat about Asian Pop-up Cinema!
Episode 14: All aboard for Peninsula!
Episode 13: Supersized Kaiju special
Episode 12: House Of Hummingbird
Episode 11: Spotlight on... Wu Xia (Dragon)
Episode 10: Bae Doona – In Focus
Episode 9: BFI's Japan 2020
Episode 8: Free(ish) Korean films
Episode 7: Double Happy, part 2!
Episode 6: Double Happy!
Episode 5A: CinemAsia Film Festival Special
Episode 5: So is that why there are no cute guinea pig films?
Episode 4: Who is King Hu?
Episode 3: Takashi squared
Episode 3A: International Film Festival Rotterdam report
Episode 2: A Parasite special
Episode 1: How *we* into easternFlicks
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