Shadowplay

Malaysia/United Kingdom | 2018 | English | 90 min | Fantasy/Mystery/Thriller | MOV

Synopsis

Private eye Anton is hired to find a woman whose disappearance may be linked to a traumatic event in his own childhood. While investigating, his obsession with finding the missing Lamya awakens evil forces from his youth. He must overcome his own demons who have returned to prevent him from unlocking a dormant power to manifest dreams into reality. As the truth of the case merges with the fiction of an 80s game book Anton is reading, he’s drawn deeper into the story, unsure if he’s losing touch with the real world. In Anton’s search for answers, a mysterious man seems to lure him into a fatal trap but nonetheless is holding the key to Lamya’s disappearance.

Credits

Director

Tony Pietra began as an offline editor before pursuing a career in directing and IP development for animation. His first foray into features were in two indie/omnibus projects: The Malaysian-made Cuak and the international CollabFeature’s Train Station. A trio of co-directing efforts followed: Monster movie Safari Mall, martial arts actioner Red Storm aka Thermal Rescue and supernatural horror The Dark Eye (coming soon to Netflix). Shadowplay was his “solo” directorial debut; a neo-noir detective mystery that was digitally released in North America. It was followed by Devoted, a drama/thriller saga streaming on Viu. With his Indonesian-born “third culture” background, Tony plans to establish a transnational signature in his genre-focused work. Recently, Tony was one of the episodic directors on the Astro Shaw whodunit, Murder by Moonlight. He fully helmed Persepsi, a psychological suspense series for Skop Productions. His next film is a US-based micro-budget anthology titled The Face of Gone.

Screening Schedule

28-Jul-24
Sun
19:30