Frederick Lewis, professor of film/video at Ohio University, recently emailed and said that he has 13 students coming to Malaysia for the filming of “Home for Hari Raya”, from
Lovers and Strangers Revisited. He said, “All systems go.” This was the final confirmation that I wanted
to hear. Ever since he first contacted
me in December 2011 about his interest in filming one of my short stories, I’ve
been excited about the project. It’s not
every day that one of your short stories is going to be filmed, especially a
story set in Malaysia.
As
noted in an earlier blog, two stories from the collection, “Home for Hari Raya”
and “Only in Malaysia” have also been taught at Ohio University. I was fortunate enough to hold a Skype session with Tun Razak Chair, Professor Habibah
Asharia and a group of her students there back in April.
**Update: Ohio University posted HHR on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3j1_tDLM2Ms
(It starts at 3:16, so scroll back to the beginning)
***Update, the 20th anniversary of Lovers and Strangers Revisited
***Update, the 20th anniversary of Lovers and Strangers Revisited
Here are links to some
of my author-to-author interviews of first novelists:
Golda
Mowe author of Iban Dream and Iban Journey.
Preeta
Samarasan author of Evening is the Whole Day.
Chuah
Guat Eng, author of Echoes of Silence and Days
of Change.
Plus:
Five part Maugham
and Me series
Beheaded on
Road to Nationhood: Sarawak Reclaimed—Part
I
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Happy for you.
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