The Amber Sexalogy

The Amber Sexalogy is a 2006 Malaysian compilation of six short films by Azharr Rudin.^[1]^[2] It premiered at the 2006 Singapore International Film Festival.^[3] It was distributed in Malaysia on DVD.^[4]

Content

Five out of the six shorts chronicle the various stages of a romantic affair between Amber (Melissa Maureen Rizal) and Harris/Man (who is played by three different actors: Gavin Yap, Mark Teh, Alvin Wong). The final short, Majidee, does not feature Amber but instead has Harris (Tora Andika) having a conversation with a man (Azman Hassan) while walking through Kuala Lumpur.^[5]

Crew

Azharr Rudin ... Writer/Director/Editor/Producer^[6]
Yasmin Ahmad ... Executive Producer
Rita Machdar ... Associate Producer
Amir Muhammad (director) ... Associate Producer
James Lee (Malaysian film director), Woo Ming Jin, Imri Nasution ... Camera
Duration: 61 min^[7]

Awards

Best Short Film, Hawaii International Film Festival (2006)^{[citation needed]}
Incentive Award, Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition (2007)^[8]
Special Mention Prize, Singapore Short Film Festival (2008)^[9]

Reception

CInemagazine found that the anthology "'scores a sufficient score when assessed as a whole, but the scores of the individual films vary widely. However, this collection is recommended for fans of Malaysian film and culture."^[10]

References

^ Chin, Professor James; Dosch, Professor Joern (2015-08-15). MALAYSIA POST-MAHATHIR: A Decade of Change. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-4677-55-4.
^ Lee, Adrian Yuen Beng (2022-11-07). Malaysian Cinema in the New Millennium: Transcendence beyond Multiculturalism. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8528-52-3.
^ Azharr Rudi on biodata^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ DVD at Kinbooks Archived 2009-12-06 at the Wayback Machine.
^ The Amber Sexalogy (2006) | MUBI, retrieved 2024-01-03
^ "Busan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
^ Guan, Yeoh Seng (2010-02-25). Media, Culture and Society in Malaysia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-16927-5.
^ "Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition 2007 Final Results". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-04-13..
^ http://www.substation.org/4SSFF.htm Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "The Amber Sexalogy (2006) recensie". cinemagazine.nl. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

External links

The Amber Sexalogy on The Internet Movie Database.
Trailer on YouTube
Review by Benjamin McKay

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[1] Chin, Professor James; Dosch, Professor Joern (2015-08-15). MALAYSIA POST-MAHATHIR: A Decade of Change. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-4677-55-4.

[2] Lee, Adrian Yuen Beng (2022-11-07). Malaysian Cinema in the New Millennium: Transcendence beyond Multiculturalism. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8528-52-3.

[3] Azharr Rudi on biodata^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] DVD at Kinbooks Archived 2009-12-06 at the Wayback Machine.

[5] The Amber Sexalogy (2006) | MUBI, retrieved 2024-01-03

[6] "Busan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

[7] Guan, Yeoh Seng (2010-02-25). Media, Culture and Society in Malaysia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-16927-5.

[8] "Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition 2007 Final Results". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-04-13..

[9] ttp://www.substation.org/4SSFF.htm Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.

[10] "The Amber Sexalogy (2006) recensie". cinemagazine.nl. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

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