Yasmin-san
Malaysia/Japan | 2017 | Malay/English/Japanese | 70 min | Documentary | DCP
Synopsis
A documentary following the production of Isao Yukisada’s ‘Pigeon’ which looks into filmmaking, unity, fate, and history through the influence of the late Yasmin Ahmad.
Credits
| Original Title | Yasmin-san |
| English Title | Yasmin-san |
| Country | Malaysia/Japan |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Edmund Yeo |
| Producer | Woo Ming Jin, Edmund Yeo, Lim Ying Xian |
| Screenplay | Edmund Yeo |
| Cinematography | Edmund Yeo |
| Cast | Isao Yukisada, Sharifah Amani, Yasmin Ahmad |
Company
Greenlight Pictures
Edmund Yeo
edmund@edmundyeo.com
Director
Edmund Yeo
Malaysia
Edmund Yeo is a Malaysian filmmaker living and working in Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. His short films, KINGYO (Venice Film Festival 2009) and INHALATION (Sonje Award winner, Busan International Film Festival 2010) secured his reputation as a promising filmmaker. In 2017, he won the Best Director award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his sophomore feature AQERAT (We, The Dead). MOONLIGHT SHADOW (2021), based on internationally-acclaimed writer Banana Yoshimoto’s beloved novella of the same name, is Yeo’s latest film. Yeo is also noted for his long-time collaboration with fellow Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin, often serving as producer, writer and editor for Woo’s film projects. He produced and edited Woo’s WOMAN ON FIRE LOOKS FOR WATER (2009) which screened at Venice Film Festival, THE TIGER FACTORY (2010) which screened at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes Film Festival, and STONE TURTLE (2022), which won the FIPRESCI Award at Locarno Film Festival.
