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THEY KEEP QUIET SO WE MAKE NOISE

Year 2020
Runtime 12 mins
Canadian Premiere
Availability
  • Online & In-Cinema

This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: GET UP, STAND UP


In a small palm plantation town a few kilometres outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the smell of burnt plastic creeps across town every night, entering the homes of residents, making them choke for fresh air. After months of sleepless nights, a few residents decided to investigate the source of the smell, forming the Environmental Protection Agency of Kuala Langat.

THEY KEEP QUIET SO WE MAKE NOISE follows two Malaysian environmental activists, Pua Lay Peng and CK Lee, during a night drive as they search for illegal recycling facilities. The film showcases their fight against the tide of plastic waste being sent to Malaysia from overseas.

Available online from Friday, September 24 at 9 AM to Sunday, October 3 at 11:59 PM.

Countries

United States
Festivals
Palm Springs International Film Festival: Shortfest 2021
Director
Marlena Skrobe
Executive Producer
Yoshitaka Ota
Producer
Marlena Skrobe
Cinematographer
Troy Dobbertin
Editor
Marlena Skrobe, Troy Dobbertin
Cast
Pua Lay Peng, C.K Lee