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KK International Film Festival 2024, Night 6

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The KKIFF

Since 2009, the Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) has been bringing international movies to Sabah, promoting emerging regional filmmakers, and training young people for the film industry.

Tickets - RM15/pax - Limited seats Buy online now (recommended) at kkiff.com or at the City Cineplex ticket counter during the festival (opening 30 minutes before each screening).
All screenings start at the scheduled times. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before the start.

Film Line-up

event poster for Kongsi

Kongsi

Country: Malaysia | date: 2024 | genre: Drama | length: 13m | subtitles: English | director: Jefry Musa

KONGSI was inspired by the true story of Kayum and how he embarked on an intense journey. After moving to Kongsi due to a house fire, his family grapples with many challenges, creating tensions with their neighbours. As the pressure mounts, Kayum has to face the daunting task of how to help his family.

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event poster for P.O.V. (Pepe On Vlog)

P.O.V. (Pepe On Vlog)

Country: Philippines | date: 2023 | genre: Satirical comedy | length: 17m | subtitles: English | director: James Bueno

P.O.V. or Pepe On Vlog follows the story of a vlogger names Pepe, who wanders the streets of Pasay, looking for participants in his social experiment called "Para sap era challenge". His desired participants are beggars and street vagrants, to whom he offers money but with an undesirable condition.

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event poster for The River That Never Ends

The River That Never Ends

Country: Philippines | date: 2022 | genre: Drama | length: 19m | subtitles: English | director: JT Trinidad

Along a river that is undergoing a major transformation, Baby, a middle-aged trans woman, shuffles between her job as a companion-for-hire for strangers and her duty to her father. As the people around Baby begin to disappear, she realises that she has been left behind in a sprawling city.

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Master Of Light

Country: USA | date: 2022 | genre: Documentary, Black American Narrative, Education | length: 1h23m | subtitles: English | director: Rosa Ruth Boesten

George Anthony Morton is a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison for drug trafficking. While incarcerated, he nurtured his unique artistic ability. Since his release, he has done all he can to defy society's uneven playing field and take on the white-dominated art world. Now he's on a journey back to his hometown of Kansas City to heal a broken relationship with his mother - who's been in and out of prison - and to paint family members in the style of the Dutch Old Masters. Going back forces George to confront his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life.

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Organiser of this event

Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival

How to get to this event?

City Cineplex

2nd Floor, City Mall Shopping Centre, Jalan Lintas, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

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