I knew I was not going to enjoy the trip but I came back with something more. I met 2 beautiful friends and we shared so much in common. We are separated by the causeway but we will definitely keep in touch. Its been a beautiful experience and I have to thank Allah swt for this.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
And when My Servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led alright.
Talentime – Director’s statement (21 February 2009)
While writing a script, I try not to think about where the story is going. I don’t even want to know how it will end. Instead, I embark upon a journey half in darkness into my memories, and the honest, forgotten feelings that I have about them. In other words, I wait for spontaneous form to appear.
While writing “Talentime”, I pieced together bits of memory from various parts of my school life. The singing contests and the stage dramas that I participated in, the friendships that were struck along the way, and the romantic adventures that surrounded them. But what began as a simple high school musical slowly became something much bigger. After watching the first off-line edit of the film, we all sat back, staring at each other in silence. Some of us were crying. Our little film had turned out to be a sharp critical reflection of the current state of our mutli-racial, multi-cultural country.
“Talentime” had become a heartfelt plea for harmony, in a country where the different races are gradually drifting apart.
