Coming Soon
It’s taken us a little longer than expected, but we’re almost there now. Poster design by Joshua Chiang.
The Point
Remember Amulla Sarkar? He’s the old man in ‘Small Fry, Big Catch’ who was chased off his land by shrimp cultivators. Amulla is pushing 90. His memory is barely there. But he knows what’s right and he knows what’s his. And even though some of his fellow victims have given up hope and moved away,...
Race Day
John Njoroge had never raced before. But on the 11th of July, he finished 13th in the Etape du Tour. 13th in a field of more than 9,000 cyclists. His time – 3 hours 52 minutes and 13 seconds. He’d covered a distance of 107 km and climbed the Telegraph, Galibier and Alpe d’Huez. When...
Hope
The new training camp in Iten It was late. We’d just come off a long, somewhat hairy ride to Nairobi when a young man approached Nicholas. He had joined us for the journey from Iten – all six hours – and we hadn’t even noticed him. There were just too many bikes, and bags and...
While We Were Not Looking…
… some dastardly person hacked into this site and started redirecting traffic to a page advertising “Hot Links!”. We’re sorry it’s taken this long to figure out how to reclaim what’s ours. But we’re back, finally. And we hope never to disappear again. So what’s happening at Lianain Films? We’ve just returned from a shoot...
Small Fry, Big Catch
Bangladesh is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of shrimp, harvesting an estimated 20,000 tonnes each year. Half of that finds its way to Europe, and a quarter to American restaurants and supermarkets. It is a major industry – employing some 750,000 people and generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually, crucial revenue for an...
Help Liyana Help Atiqah
This is Liyana. When we met her last year, she was living in a tent in Sembawang Park with her husband Fazli, mother, and two young sons. She was also seven months pregnant. Life, as you can imagine, was pretty damn awful. We could tell you so much more about Liyana’s ordeal, but for now,...
Hoping For The Best
I still remember what it was like the last time. The Chief Justice’s measured tones, my clenched fists gradually going numb as it became clear the verdict wasn’t going to be in Vui Kong’s favour. The haunted look in Yun Leong’s eyes. The way the judges stood up and walked out without looking back. Vui...
Yi Yi – One On One With Edward Yang
We had a new film, and a world premiere. And we forgot to blog about it. We’re very sorry. Things have just been a little crazy around here. We did remember to put out an announcement on Facebook though. And we’re very grateful that so many people braved the rain last Sunday to come to...
North Korea – How It All Began
It started with dinner, a grand affair held at the Yangakdo Hotel back in 2008. The occasion – the opening ceremony of the Pyongyang International Film Festival. Our documentary, “Aki Ra’s Boys” had been invited to participate and we’d jumped at the chance to visit a country that had long fascinated us. Our guide was...
North Korea – Cinema of Dreams
Film school, North Korean-style. Two years in the making, and still a work in progress, this project challenged us in ways we never anticipated. We are grateful for family and friends who stood by us and told us to keep going when we wanted to give up. The TV version (below) premiered on Al Jazeera...
