HIGH IN THE SKY - 'Wau Kites' FIRST Complete Documentary
by Keshvan Sugumaran
PROJECT BY
Keshvan Sugumaran
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined September 2019
About Me
I am Keshvan Sugumaran, a Malaysian filmmaker with over 10 years of experience in creative industry. My passion in filmmaking began after my short story selected as the state’s best short story in 20... See More
ABOUT PROJECT
“The mark of a good kite is one that rises quickly and remains flying, no matter what the whims of the wind may be.”
HIGH IN THE SKY’ is a FIRST complete research documentary project on Wau Kites, a traditional game and entertainment for Malaysian Malays for centuries.
Wau kites is one of traditional game in Malaysia, which is in extinction state. It’s a national symbol and identity, but yet, most of Malaysian doesn’t know the real value of this kites games. As holding name for one of biggest traditional kites in the world, Wau has many secrets and interesting myths and historical fact to explore. By doing this documentary, most of our young generation will take effort to preserve this traditional art, and more steps to continue this heritage arts will be taken.
Our market is all international broadcast stations which have channels for documentaries. Our main priority is our local channel, RTM, TV3, and Astro, in Malaysia.
Starting by placing our product in Film and Documentary festivals, we able to attract more international channels to buy our product.
HOW THE FUND IS GOING TO USE ?
PROJECT TIMELINE :
THE MARKET
Our market is all international broadcast stations which have channels for documentaries. Our main priority is our local channel, RTM, TV3, and Astro, in Malaysia.
Starting by placing our product in Film and Documentary festivals, we able to attract more international channels to buy our product.
OUR OBJECTIVES
We are in team, as Independent filmmakers, moving towards making documentaries which are valuable to society, as well to preserve facts that has to be documented. We already done a documentary on Sarawak football team on its up and falls, name 'Sarawak Sik Cuak'. the documentary received Best Short Documentary award in UMS film festival. After success of this execution, we plan to produce more documentaries in future.
We don't make videos for businesses. We make them for the humans inside. And humans are looking for something very real. They want to be moved. And we're here to move them. To take them to a new place or to a new state of mind. We're here to make the ordinary extra-ordinary.
Dokumenteri ‘layang-layang Wau’ ini bertujuan untuk mendokumentasikan permaianan layang-layang Wau di Malaysia, yang merupakan antara aktiviti tradisional yang masih dikekalkan dan membawa identity Malaysia ke persada dunia.
Permainan wau atau pun lebih dikenali layang-layang suatu ketika dahulu lebih popular di kawasan pedalaman iaitu di kawasan pantai dan kawasan lapang seperti di padang, sawah padi dan sebagainya. Kini permainan tersebut telah mulai popular dan diminati oleh pelbagai kaum termasuklah mereka yang menetap di kawasan bandar. Selain itu, ia telah diperkenalkan hingga ke peringkat antarabangsa seperti di Pasir Gudang Kite Festivals International Guests yang diadakan pada setiap tahun. Sambutan festival ini juga sangat memberangsangkan terutamanya peserta dari luar negara.
Permainan Wau merupakan salah satu daripada permainan tradisional orang-orang Melayu sejak beratus-ratus tahun dahulu lagi. Permainan ini mengandungi unsur-unsur budaya Melayu asli. Ini dapat dilihat pada bentuk dan rekaan corak yang terdapat pada wau tersebut.
Dokumentari ini akan mengkaji dan meneliti asal-usul layang-layang Wau, keunikan Wau yang menarik perhatian pelawat luar Negara, teknik pembuatan dan permainan, dan proses perkembangan ke tahap seterusnya.
"Tujuan utama adalah untuk mendokumentasikan permainanan wau, dimana ia amat mengejutkan apabila dijumpai tiada artikel video sempurna berkenaan permainanan wau di arkib Negara."
Keshvan Sugumaran
Keshvan Sugumaran
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined September 2019
About Me
I am Keshvan Sugumaran, a Malaysian filmmaker with over 10 years of experience in creative industry. My passion in filmmaking began after my short story selected as the state’s best short story in 2003 when I was still in high school. In 2008, I graduated with a degree in Cinematography from University Malaysia Sarawak. Then, I spent a year in broadcasting, and a year after in Singapore as corporate video editor. Then I further my exploration in film arts, by undertaking specified programs, such as Professional Screenplay Writing in MindScreen Film Institute in India, and Acting & Voice Modulation in Teater Y, India. Then I worked as editor and cameraman for various television programs, documentaries, corporate videos, music videos, stop-motion animation for years. In 2014, I venture into film’s visual effects industry, and become certified VFX artist, from The Foundry, UK. My exploration in VFX application gives me new insights in moviemaking. My fourth short-film, The Return (2015) gives me high recognition as won Grand Prize at Sundance Channel Short Film Competition. The film screened in Sundance Channel, and I was sent to Sundance Film Festival, where I gained valuable experiences after meeting with various filmmakers from all around the world. My exploration in art of filmmaking never stops, where in 2016 I took the Directing Actors workshop at Los Angles, which is conducted by the famous film coach, Mark W. Travis. I have huge passion in documentary too. I did works as DP and Editor for many TV documentaries, and one of my short documentary, Sarawak Sik Cuak has won Best Short Documentary award at UMS Film Festival, 2008. Currently I and my team are in effort to do video documentation of facts that has to be documented before its too late. For the effort we are undertaking, this is our starting project, 'High in the Sky', a complete research video documentary on 'Wau Kites', which is being forgotten by Malaysian local people.
Rewards
Support RM50 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation you will receive,
- 1X "High in the Sky" Postcard
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM75 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation you will receive,
- 2X "High in the Sky" Postcard
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM100 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation ,
- Your Name will be listed in the Film Credits
and you will receive,
- An A5 copy of the Film Poster
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM150 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation,
- Your name will be listed in the Film Credits
and, you will receive,
- 1X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 1X An A5 copy of the Film Poster
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM250 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation,
- Your name will be listed in the Film Credits
and, you will receive,
- 1x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag
- 1X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 1X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 3X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM500 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation,
- Your name will be listed in the Film Credits
and, you will receive,
- 1X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 1x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 1X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 1x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag
- 1X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 3X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM1,000 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project.
- Your name / company name will be Credited at Special Thanks at the Documentary Film Credit.
and, you will receive,
- 2X Exclusive Tickets to our Private Screening in KL.
- 2X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 2x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 2x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag (2 Designs)
- 2X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 2X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster. (With your name/company name credited on poster.)
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 5X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM5,000 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project.
- Your NAME will appear on our Documentary Film Credit and on Official Poster as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. IMDB CREDIT IS GIVEN.
and, you will receive,
- 3X Exclusive Tickets to our Private Screening in KL.
- 3X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 3x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 5x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag (3 Designs)
- 3X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 3X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster. (With your name/company name credited on poster.)
- 10X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 10X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM10,000 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project.
- Your NAME will appear on our Documentary Film Credit and on Official Poster as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. IMDB CREDIT IS GIVEN.
and, you will receive,
- 2 PAX - EXCLUSIVE KOTA BHARU HISTORICAL TOUR – 3D2N , include travel, accommodation, and meal. (include kite making performances)
- 5X Exclusive Tickets to our Private Screening in KL.
- 5X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 5x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 10x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag (3 Designs)
- 5X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 5X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster. (With your name/company name credited on poster.)
- 20X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 20X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
PROJECT BY
Keshvan Sugumaran
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined September 2019
About Me
I am Keshvan Sugumaran, a Malaysian filmmaker with over 10 years of experience in creative industry. My passion in filmmaking began after my short story selected as the state’s best short story in 20... See More
ABOUT PROJECT
“The mark of a good kite is one that rises quickly and remains flying, no matter what the whims of the wind may be.”
HIGH IN THE SKY’ is a FIRST complete research documentary project on Wau Kites, a traditional game and entertainment for Malaysian Malays for centuries.
Wau kites is one of traditional game in Malaysia, which is in extinction state. It’s a national symbol and identity, but yet, most of Malaysian doesn’t know the real value of this kites games. As holding name for one of biggest traditional kites in the world, Wau has many secrets and interesting myths and historical fact to explore. By doing this documentary, most of our young generation will take effort to preserve this traditional art, and more steps to continue this heritage arts will be taken.
Our market is all international broadcast stations which have channels for documentaries. Our main priority is our local channel, RTM, TV3, and Astro, in Malaysia.
Starting by placing our product in Film and Documentary festivals, we able to attract more international channels to buy our product.
HOW THE FUND IS GOING TO USE ?
PROJECT TIMELINE :
THE MARKET
Our market is all international broadcast stations which have channels for documentaries. Our main priority is our local channel, RTM, TV3, and Astro, in Malaysia.
Starting by placing our product in Film and Documentary festivals, we able to attract more international channels to buy our product.
OUR OBJECTIVES
We are in team, as Independent filmmakers, moving towards making documentaries which are valuable to society, as well to preserve facts that has to be documented. We already done a documentary on Sarawak football team on its up and falls, name 'Sarawak Sik Cuak'. the documentary received Best Short Documentary award in UMS film festival. After success of this execution, we plan to produce more documentaries in future.
We don't make videos for businesses. We make them for the humans inside. And humans are looking for something very real. They want to be moved. And we're here to move them. To take them to a new place or to a new state of mind. We're here to make the ordinary extra-ordinary.
Dokumenteri ‘layang-layang Wau’ ini bertujuan untuk mendokumentasikan permaianan layang-layang Wau di Malaysia, yang merupakan antara aktiviti tradisional yang masih dikekalkan dan membawa identity Malaysia ke persada dunia.
Permainan wau atau pun lebih dikenali layang-layang suatu ketika dahulu lebih popular di kawasan pedalaman iaitu di kawasan pantai dan kawasan lapang seperti di padang, sawah padi dan sebagainya. Kini permainan tersebut telah mulai popular dan diminati oleh pelbagai kaum termasuklah mereka yang menetap di kawasan bandar. Selain itu, ia telah diperkenalkan hingga ke peringkat antarabangsa seperti di Pasir Gudang Kite Festivals International Guests yang diadakan pada setiap tahun. Sambutan festival ini juga sangat memberangsangkan terutamanya peserta dari luar negara.
Permainan Wau merupakan salah satu daripada permainan tradisional orang-orang Melayu sejak beratus-ratus tahun dahulu lagi. Permainan ini mengandungi unsur-unsur budaya Melayu asli. Ini dapat dilihat pada bentuk dan rekaan corak yang terdapat pada wau tersebut.
Dokumentari ini akan mengkaji dan meneliti asal-usul layang-layang Wau, keunikan Wau yang menarik perhatian pelawat luar Negara, teknik pembuatan dan permainan, dan proses perkembangan ke tahap seterusnya.
"Tujuan utama adalah untuk mendokumentasikan permainanan wau, dimana ia amat mengejutkan apabila dijumpai tiada artikel video sempurna berkenaan permainanan wau di arkib Negara."
Keshvan Sugumaran
Keshvan Sugumaran
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined September 2019
About Me
I am Keshvan Sugumaran, a Malaysian filmmaker with over 10 years of experience in creative industry. My passion in filmmaking began after my short story selected as the state’s best short story in 2003 when I was still in high school. In 2008, I graduated with a degree in Cinematography from University Malaysia Sarawak. Then, I spent a year in broadcasting, and a year after in Singapore as corporate video editor. Then I further my exploration in film arts, by undertaking specified programs, such as Professional Screenplay Writing in MindScreen Film Institute in India, and Acting & Voice Modulation in Teater Y, India. Then I worked as editor and cameraman for various television programs, documentaries, corporate videos, music videos, stop-motion animation for years. In 2014, I venture into film’s visual effects industry, and become certified VFX artist, from The Foundry, UK. My exploration in VFX application gives me new insights in moviemaking. My fourth short-film, The Return (2015) gives me high recognition as won Grand Prize at Sundance Channel Short Film Competition. The film screened in Sundance Channel, and I was sent to Sundance Film Festival, where I gained valuable experiences after meeting with various filmmakers from all around the world. My exploration in art of filmmaking never stops, where in 2016 I took the Directing Actors workshop at Los Angles, which is conducted by the famous film coach, Mark W. Travis. I have huge passion in documentary too. I did works as DP and Editor for many TV documentaries, and one of my short documentary, Sarawak Sik Cuak has won Best Short Documentary award at UMS Film Festival, 2008. Currently I and my team are in effort to do video documentation of facts that has to be documented before its too late. For the effort we are undertaking, this is our starting project, 'High in the Sky', a complete research video documentary on 'Wau Kites', which is being forgotten by Malaysian local people.
project.REWARDS
Support RM50 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation you will receive,
- 1X "High in the Sky" Postcard
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM75 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation you will receive,
- 2X "High in the Sky" Postcard
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM100 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation ,
- Your Name will be listed in the Film Credits
and you will receive,
- An A5 copy of the Film Poster
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM150 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation,
- Your name will be listed in the Film Credits
and, you will receive,
- 1X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 1X An A5 copy of the Film Poster
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM250 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation,
- Your name will be listed in the Film Credits
and, you will receive,
- 1x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag
- 1X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 1X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster
- 1X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 3X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM500 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project. As a token of appreciation,
- Your name will be listed in the Film Credits
and, you will receive,
- 1X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 1x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 1X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 1x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag
- 1X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 3X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM1,000 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project.
- Your name / company name will be Credited at Special Thanks at the Documentary Film Credit.
and, you will receive,
- 2X Exclusive Tickets to our Private Screening in KL.
- 2X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 2x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 2x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag (2 Designs)
- 2X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 2X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster. (With your name/company name credited on poster.)
- 2X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 5X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM5,000 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project.
- Your NAME will appear on our Documentary Film Credit and on Official Poster as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. IMDB CREDIT IS GIVEN.
and, you will receive,
- 3X Exclusive Tickets to our Private Screening in KL.
- 3X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 3x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 5x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag (3 Designs)
- 3X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 3X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster. (With your name/company name credited on poster.)
- 10X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 10X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
Support RM10,000 or more
Thank you for your contribution! We highly appreciate your wish for succeeding this project.
- Your NAME will appear on our Documentary Film Credit and on Official Poster as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. IMDB CREDIT IS GIVEN.
and, you will receive,
- 2 PAX - EXCLUSIVE KOTA BHARU HISTORICAL TOUR – 3D2N , include travel, accommodation, and meal. (include kite making performances)
- 5X Exclusive Tickets to our Private Screening in KL.
- 5X original DVD (Full Documentary)
- 5x DVD - the making of the documentary (BTS, Storyboard, Animatics, etc.) (Limited edition)
- 10x Specially Designed Wau Kites Handbag (3 Designs)
- 5X Limited Edition ‘High in the Sky’ T-Shirt
- 5X Limited Edition -An A3 size 'High in the Sky' Documentary Film Poster. (With your name/company name credited on poster.)
- 20X Customized Wau Kites Button Badge
- 20X Customized Wau Kites Bookmarker
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