HerStory Malaysia A showcase of women’s films about LOVE, SEX and DESIRE.

HerStory Malaysia is keen on creating spaces for women to come together and learn how to share their stories with others using artistic platforms like filmmaking. Our HerStory Films Project seeks to collect stories about love, sex, and desire from Malaysian women, with an emphasis on diversity and personal experiences of falling in—and out—of love in a distinctly Malaysian context. This year, we are showcasing these 5 short films.

1. HerStory filmmaker : Crystal Woo with
HerStory Teller : A.A Lee

presents to you Spirited

A love affair with a man who used supernatural means to make the woman attracted to him.

2. HerStory filmmaker : Mien.Ly with
HerStory Teller : Ruby

presents to you Happy Massage

Ruby was 17 when she left home after a big fight with her abusive father. She had a lover who took care of her but that didn’t last long. She found work and friends in a massage parlor but learnt that some things are not as easy as she wished it would be.

3. HerStory filmmaker : Mislina Mustaffa with
HerStory Teller : Julya Ooi

presents to you Still

A young girl gave birth to a still born in a house with 2 middle aged women. They debated about calling the cops or burying the baby and issue deeply and quietly in order for the girl to not be stigmatized by society.

4. HerStory filmmaker : Bernice Chauly with
HerStory Teller : Nadira Ilana

presents to you Creatures

A young woman yearns for her lover through a journey of prose and metaphor, and explores how the Greek notions of love still apply today.

5. HerStory filmmaker : Sharifah Amani with
HerStory Teller : Susan Bansin
presents to you Sangkar (Cage)

A story about a high school girl in a rural area. She just reached an age where this one particular boy caught her eye and possibly heart when her family has to marry her off to an old man, who turns out to be the boy’s father.