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Stay Home & Watch: In The Dark

Low Watan, Director | Low Choon Chyuan, Assistant Director

22-Oct-21 14:00

Stay Home & Watch: In The Dark

It was World Sight Day on the 14th of October, a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment. In a similar vein, The 2018 short film "In The Dark" followed the daily lives, hopes and dreams of the visually-impaired, who live and work amongst the hustle and bustle of Brickfields, KL. The film is being re-released for this week's Weekend Watch with FreedomFilmFest and we find out more about the film and the different themes it tackles from the co-directors of the piece, Low Watan and Low Choon Chyuan.

Image credit: In The Dark film.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  FilmEducation

Tags:  The Bigger PictureLive & LearnFreedom Film FestivalFreedom Film Networkvisually impairedWorld Sight DaydisabilityMalaysian Association For The Blind





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