Film Teaser

The Story

When you love someone unconditionally you tend to become selfish; you want that person to never leave and be with you forever. 

Lee is a 25 year old working man. He works as a manager in an office and respected by his colleagues. He is a very filial son and loves his mother very much. When his mother falls into a coma because of a brain tumor, Lee chose to keep her alive on life support and take care of her at home. But this causes Lee to neglect his job - the same job which is paying for the medical bills and financial stability.

With Lee's life falling apart, his mother visits him in his dreams, in a world where his mother is alive and well. She has a request that Lee doesn't want to hear. After hearing such a request, the next decision Lee makes will change his life forever.

Meet the Crew

Fabeeha K. Lodhi ( Producer/ Production Designer )

• Filmmaking for her is imagination come to life. "It’s magic", she says. Brought up in a family of artists and background in business she understands the challenges of filmmaking with knowledge of overcoming it. 

Yun Hao ( Director )

• He thought of the idea for this film for almost a whole year. He had assisted in numerous final year projects of his seniors. After gaining all that experience, he is ready to direct his very own project - Release From Remorse.

Eddy Tan ( Writer )

• He believes that everything in this world can be connected by storytelling. He has written several scripts before this short film, and he is particularly skilled at injecting powerful symbols into his writing. 

Thevanesan Kuna Cegaram ( Cinematographer )

• When he understood the strength of visual story telling through his passion for photography, Cinematography has been in his heart since then. Gaining knowledge about films and camera’s on a daily basis is his hobby, knowing a lot is just not enough for him. Favorites being the classics.

Usaid Rabbani ( Production Manager/Art Director )

• After attending film school, he always believes in safety first. He wants to build a safe environment for the shooting process to go on. He believes he can do this through Art Direction and Production Managing. 

Amirul Ashraf ( Editor )

• Passionate about editing since a teenager, his love for sports and travelling tops the list. 
For him filmmaking is a very important aspect of his life. He goes by the rule “A good film is a good story, which can be remembered for generations”.

We Need Your Help

Filmmaking is never cheap, we wish it was, and this is where YOU come in.

We need to reach our goal of RM 20,000 to make sure we deliver the best of our vision to all of you. The funds will be used as follows:

The majority of our shoot will take place in a house, which we need to rent for a month. The location will be furnished, decorated and rehearsed at before the shoot. 

In the story, Lee goes back and forth between his dream and reality. Therefore, the house needs to be dressed for two different atmospheres. A big part of the funds will go to acquiring and building props.

Finding the right actor is very important to make the film a success. But actors also come with a price. We need the money to pay the actors and extras throughout the 7-day shoot.  

In addition to the equipment that are loaned to us from the University. We are after a few very specific lights and gears that are needed to make give our film the cinematic quality that we are after.

We also need 7 days worth of meals for everybody working on set to keep them fuelled throughout. 

This is our final year project as film students. We are starting production in August and plan to meet our deadline in October. Time is of the essence for us as we need to pull this off to graduate in November.

Our story is all about giving one’s self a second chance, to love unconditionally and most importantly let go whenever we have to. We believe that this film will touch the hearts of many, especially for those who have experienced the love and loss of their mothers.

The film is not being produced for commercial purposes. But we are still trying to put in all our efforts to make sure that this film meets the highest set standards. We aim to submit this short film to film festivals around the world.

Malaysia is in dire need of fresh new filmmakers; help us be the pioneers of the local film industry. And it is by your generosity that it can be possible. 

LET US JOIN HANDS AND MAKE THIS FILM A REALITY, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. 

Stay tuned to our website for further updates and info :-

https://www.facebook.com/RFRShortfilms
skorosfilms.wixsite.com/releasefromremorse
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUw7anaWAXWsRj-RPoTvRbw