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Meeting Yasmin Ahmad
I couldn't thank Leo Burnett, MCYS and Fulford PR enough for letting me have the chance to meet someone that is so inspiring. It's like a breath of fresh air out of the mundane routine of army life.
That special someone is Yasmin Ahmad, who directed a number of great films like Muallaf and the recent Talentime. Okay, I'm sure a lot of people have seen this commercial that is currently still airing on TV. If you haven't or you're from overseas, please do take a few minutes and watch this beautiful film. "Funeral" is a new TV commercial launched by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) which looks at relationships in a different light, through a woman at her husband's funeral. Ultimately, the TVC celebrates the beautiful imperfections that make a relationship perfect. So I was invited to view the production on set last month and had a small session to talk with the people behind the scene, namely the creatives from Leo Burnett and MCYS.    More importantly, I got to meet Yasmin in person. :)  Here's a short video from the session: (apologies for the bad sound quality, do tune up your speakers.) It's such an honor to have this opportunity to meet someone whose work is always so touching and beautiful. Yasmin herself is very down to earth and the short session with her has inspired me by a lot.     Oh, and by now all of you should have seen another family-themed commercial: And yes, it is also directed by Yasmin. And and and, I came across with this from her blog: As always, it's so beautiful! "...the little imperfections that make them perfect..." Unfortunately, I couldn't make it for the screening event of this TVC last Friday. I'm sure it went great. Also, tons of apologies to the guys who keep calling me up to ask if I'd need any help with blogging about this! Sorry the entry came this late! Labels: yasmin ahmad 
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