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Wikipedia article
' Certain Chapters' is a short independent Tamil-Language film released in Singapore.
The film was Abbas Akbar's first attempt at directing and casting himself in front of the camera.
Synopsis
Inspired by a series of true events the film unveils the truth as it is, recreating the unforgiving and wanton world of Indian gangsters in Singapore.
The story revolves around Jegan (Abbas Akbar), who suffers from an identity crisis, unconsciously wanting an image in the eyes of others. He acts upon the words of his mentor and gang leader Hougang Veera (Elias Mikhail) who imports radical ideologies into him.
Jegans ways lead him to destruction when he causes an innocent mans death and bashes up a young school boy.
Cast
Several members of the cast were previously involved with gang activities and determined to portray their characters as real as possible to deter other young boys from the path of gangsterism.
The cast including director / lead actor Abbas Akbar consisted of 90% first-time actors.
Following the release of the film, Abbas Akbar is concentrating on directing TV programmes and commercials for MediaCorp TV channels.
Several members of the cast have gone on to take acting assignments with MediaCorp Vasantham TV productions.
Music
The 'Certain Chapters' team wanted to create a short film that was both artistic and commercial. To do this the team incorporated soundtracks and background scores to the film so that it had elements similar to a regular feature film from India.
The background score and original soundtracks were composed and arranged by Shabir.
The track 'Atthiyayam' is featured on the film's 30sec trailer and is available as a Bonus Track on Shabir's TraffiQ Album.
Film festivals and curated programmes
Certain Chapters has been building a buzz on the international circuit, having been selected for several film festivals. The film has also been screened upon invitation at several curated film programmes and used as reference material for academic learning at institutions.
'Certain Chapters' scored a nomination for 'Best Short Film' at the 5th Asian Festival of First Films.
India
The Stepping Stones Film Festival, Chennai, India December 2009
Malaysia
Anything Goes, Anything Shows! Palate Palette Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 2009.
Nepal
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, Nepal December 2009.
Singapore
Sinema Showoff Experimental Shorts Part II, Sinema Old School, Singapore February/March 2009
Purnama 2 A Screening of Short Films, Singapore October 2009
5th Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore December 2009.
- Nominated for Best Short Film Abbas Akbar
Singapore Short Film Awards, Singapore January 2010
Chapman University Singapore - Academic - February 2010
United States
3rd New Jersey Independent South Asian Cinefest, USA October 2009
References
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