Crayon (film)
Encyclopedia
Crayon is a 2010 Malaysian drama film
. Written and directed by Dean A. Burhanuddin, it stars Hon Kahoe, Faisal Abdullah, Adibah Noor
and Joshry Adamme. Its producers are Dean A. Burhanuddin, Linda Ziegler and Elise A. Hamid.
Inspired by true events, the film portrays two university students who volunteer for a social program to help orphans in the east coast of Malaysia during their semester holidays. However, the land they are visiting are reclaimed by land developers for their own purposes. A charity concert is held in their effort to help more, but the orphanage gets burnt down. This startling turn of events causes doubt to their new sense of purpose, and forces them to test their adversity.
The entire process took 1 year where the team had a very short pre-production of 3 months followed by a month of shoot and lastly 6 months of post production. The locations of filming were in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Singapore.
, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
for a 7-day run on 4 November 2010. This makes the first Malaysian film ever to be released in the United States. It made its premiere screening at e@Curve, Mutiara Damansara
, on 17 September 2010.
Marketing
The movie trailer was released on Facebook
to its members on May 2, 2010. Since September 2, 2010, it appeared on narrowcasts in Keretapi Tanah Melayu
, KLIA
, LCCT
, certain banks and office buildings, and through the media sponsors Focus Media and Simfoni Maya.
Accolades
Crayon was eligible for the 83rd Academy Awards nominations listed in early January 2011 and was competing with 248 other films in all categories except the Foreign film category.
Sequels
Burhanuddin has stated that his first film revolves around orphans, the second film will focus on people with disabilities, whereas the third and last will focus on the elderly. With his films, he intends to bring awareness to the adversity that these groups face and how they overcome them.
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Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
. Written and directed by Dean A. Burhanuddin, it stars Hon Kahoe, Faisal Abdullah, Adibah Noor
Adibah Noor
Adibah Noor is a Malaysian artiste. She is a singer, actress, emcee, voiceover and ad talent. She has been in showbiz for 13 years.- Film :*Sepet *Gubra *Mukhsin *Buli Balik*Talentime *Crayon *Nasi Lemak 2.0...
and Joshry Adamme. Its producers are Dean A. Burhanuddin, Linda Ziegler and Elise A. Hamid.
Inspired by true events, the film portrays two university students who volunteer for a social program to help orphans in the east coast of Malaysia during their semester holidays. However, the land they are visiting are reclaimed by land developers for their own purposes. A charity concert is held in their effort to help more, but the orphanage gets burnt down. This startling turn of events causes doubt to their new sense of purpose, and forces them to test their adversity.
Cast
- Kahoe Howard Hon as Adam Wan, a Chinese Malaysian scholar.
- Faisal Abdullah as Rafaat, Malay Singaporean IT genius.
- Joshry Adamme as Afiq, one of the most rambunctious and loved orphan whose sense of adventure gives them a new living appreciation
- Adibah NoorAdibah NoorAdibah Noor is a Malaysian artiste. She is a singer, actress, emcee, voiceover and ad talent. She has been in showbiz for 13 years.- Film :*Sepet *Gubra *Mukhsin *Buli Balik*Talentime *Crayon *Nasi Lemak 2.0...
as Mak Engku, the local orphanage's caring and lovely matron
Development
Dean wrote the script in September 2009, as he realised that life has a greater meaning when helping others. The loss of his father in 2009 changed him that in order to help others we must not only think of the Malaysian people all the time.The entire process took 1 year where the team had a very short pre-production of 3 months followed by a month of shoot and lastly 6 months of post production. The locations of filming were in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Singapore.
Release
Crayon is scheduled to be released in Malaysia on 11 November 2010. It is also slated to premiere in Laemmle TheatresLaemmle Theatres
Laemmle Theatres is a group of family-run arthouse movie theaters in the Los Angeles area. It was established in 1938 and is owned and operated by Robert Laemmle and his son Greg Laemmle....
, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
for a 7-day run on 4 November 2010. This makes the first Malaysian film ever to be released in the United States. It made its premiere screening at e@Curve, Mutiara Damansara
Mutiara Damansara
Mutiara Damansara is a township in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is developed by Mutiara Rini, a member of the Boustead Group.-Features:...
, on 17 September 2010.
Marketing
The movie trailer was released on Facebook
Facebook
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to its members on May 2, 2010. Since September 2, 2010, it appeared on narrowcasts in Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin...
, KLIA
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...
, LCCT
LCCT
LCCT, or also known as the Laurens County Community Theater, is a community theater organization located in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. It is also used as the district office for the local school district 56....
, certain banks and office buildings, and through the media sponsors Focus Media and Simfoni Maya.
Accolades
Crayon was eligible for the 83rd Academy Awards nominations listed in early January 2011 and was competing with 248 other films in all categories except the Foreign film category.
Sequels
Burhanuddin has stated that his first film revolves around orphans, the second film will focus on people with disabilities, whereas the third and last will focus on the elderly. With his films, he intends to bring awareness to the adversity that these groups face and how they overcome them.
External links