FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION: Flow of Sand
From Forest City to Melaka Gateway, the reclamation never stops....

Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019, 2.30pm
Venue: Studio DL, No 7, Jalan PJU 3/50, Sunway Damansara (near Bean Brothers cafe), Petaling Jaya

Date:      Wed, 4 Dec 2019, 8pm
Venue:  Kelab Bangsar Utama, Jalan Bangsar Utama 9, Kuala Lumpur

Film length, 22 minutes
The discussion about the film and the challenges posed by reclamation projects in Malaysia will be led by Khoo Salma Nasution from Penang Tolak Tambak.

FREE ADMISSION

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SYNOPSIS

The documentary film “The Flow of Sand” is set, both against the backdrop of increasing Chinese investment in real estate in Malaysia in recent years and, also, the political transition following the May 2018 legislative elections. Futuristic, large-scale land reclamation projects are some of the visible expressions of these investments. Two case studies are explored in the film: ‘Forest City’ in Johor and ‘Melaka Gateway’ in Malacca, both of which have been launched in attractive places by the sea in these two Malaysian states.

“The Flow of Sand” seeks to reveal the contested nature of these projects showing both these projects’ ambitions and their contradictions. By including the perspective of affected community members, parti-cularly of the Portuguese Eurasians in Malacca, this film raises questions about the projects’ deleterious effects such as exacerbating social inequality and the destruction of the environment.