27.04.2022

Eddy Tan

I Moved Back Home Against My Will

I Moved Back Home Against My Will

Eddy Tan | 12'02'' | Malaysia         #filmpantoum

“I Moved Back Home Against My Will” is a visual diary attempting to document my feelings of grief, anger, and acceptance in parting with Johor Bahru, my home for 7 years. A place where I had unshakeable faith for flourishing, quickly snuffed out by circumstance. When lockdown forces everyone to stay, the ultimatum compels me to leave. The only movement allowed was from the old place to the new, with no chance to linger around and say my goodbyes. The series of written poems that the films are based on are the first after many years of silence and bliss. 

About the filmmaker:
Eddy Tan is a filmmaker, educator, and organiser based in Malaysia. A faculty member of the Faculty of Cinematic Arts (FCA) in Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Eddy lectures on topics including Production Management and Silent Filmmaking 101. Eddy was previously involved in projects such as the Johor Bahru Film Grants, initiated by Thick City, as well as co-programming the satellite programme Citarasa | Hadam | Nikmat for Johor Bahru Writers and Film Festival 2017. Eddy is the Technical Manager of SeaShorts Film Society where he oversees the digital infrastructure of Society programming and its annual flagship project, SeaShorts Film Festival.
 
 

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