ODYSSEE
ODYSSEE 2018, Penang
“The Overseas digital documentary – Odyssee 2018 centred around heritage, culture and people. The course provided a platform for students to comment on our society, by allowing them the opportunity to glimpse at the city of Penang and its people. The documentary film project “Heritage in the Age of the Digital” tackled the broader social, cultural and economic implications of the location culminating into five short digital documentaries: “Teluk Bahang”, “Heart of Penang”, “The Penang Jetties”, “Kopi-O-Siong” and “The Chowrasta Market Bookshop”.
A series of social media updates with behind the scenes footage from each group was also integral and produced by the students and available for the public. Finally, the film and the background history of each film and philosophy of the filmmakers has been created by the students through their own “Odyssee” website.”
Ikan
Gabriel Goh, Tin Jun, Hannah Tay
A long-standing fishing village is in danger of getting submerged as young people look elsewhere for work and the government pushes migrant workers towards the trade. With eco-tourism in the nearby National Park creating a new source of income,, the aging fishermen question their life’s purpose.
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CLAN JETTIES
Toby Wu, Darrell Er, Jeremy Teo
Ever since Georgetown, Penang, was awarded the UNESCO World Heritage Site Status in 2008, local residents of the Penang Clan Jetties have been struggling to adapt to the influx of tourists into their picturesque homes. Will they be able to preserve their living heritage? Or is it already doomed to be lost?
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HEART OF PENANG
Soh Wan Fang, Natasha Wee, Au Yeong Hui Wen
The heart of Penang defines the heritage that lies within George Town and the people who make up and contribute to this rich heritage. Old trades are the mainstay of the small town's heritage, but in this age of modernisation, they face issues of preservation. Can old trades coexist and keep up in this digital era?
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MY CUPPA COFFEE
Tan Xin Jie, Nicholas Koo, Sng Xiao Li
Set in Malaysia’s melting pot, a city caught in the midst of transiting from old to new, My Cuppa Coffee sets out to tell of the lives of people, and the lives of two coffee houses, joined by one of the most popular drinks in the world.
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HAND ME DOWN
Clara, Eunice And Jonan
Hidden above the wet markets of Bazaar Chowrasta and unbeknownst to many, several locals make a living selling second-hand books. Among them, a father and son duo tells their story as they struggle to survive in a hyper-digital age and as the last Chinese owners that remain.
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