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Dystopian future

In the not-so-distant future, Malaysia finds itself ensnared in the clutches of a dystopian nightmare. The once-vibrant nation has succumbed to a series of catastrophic events, both natural and man-made, that have reshaped its landscape and society. This dystopian future is marked by a pervasive atmosphere of despair, oppression, and decay.
In the wake of economic collapse and resource scarcity, the government has transformed into an authoritarian regime, wielding control over the populace through surveillance and censorship. The once-diverse cultural fabric of Malaysia has eroded as dissent is met with swift and brutal repression. Civil liberties have been sacrificed in the name of maintaining order, and citizens live in constant fear of the government's watchful eye.
In this dystopian future, the once-vibrant streets of Kuala Lumpur are now broken buildings and burnt down structures haunted by the echoes of a bygone era. The vibrant tapestry of Malaysia's cultural heritage has been replaced by a monolithic and oppressive regime that crushes any glimmer of hope for a better future. The film was created using text to video ai softwares.

  • visithra manikam
    Director
  • visithra manikam
    Writer
  • visithra manikam
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 18, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Malaysia
  • Country of Filming:
    Malaysia
  • Shooting Format:
    ai text to video prompt
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - visithra manikam

Visithra Manikam is a self-taught Malaysian woman visual artist and photographer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Based in Malaysia, she credits NFTs for introducing her art to a wider global audience and opportunities that are limited to minorities like her in Malaysia. Through NFT platforms, her art began to be collected globally including by prominent digital art collectors such as Cozomo De Medici (The Medici Collection). Signore Cozomo, who recently donated the largest collection of blockchain artwork to LACMA. Today, her art is in the hands of collectors worldwide.
Her art delves into the intricate complexities of human behaviour and the profound experiences that shape our lives. She explores them visually using psychology, eastern philosophy and symbolism. Her art explores and visualises pressing issues such as racism, colorism, feminism, politics, and social concerns to ignite conversations. As a minority in Malaysia, she visualises her community's discrimination through art.
She paints with traditional tools like acrylic on canvas and clay sculptures, as well as digital tools to create illustrations, glitch art and animations, creating both expressionism and pop art. She also creates AI short films.
In 2024, she will have her first museum solo in Cica Museum, Seoul.
She was onboarded to Superrare - becoming the first Malaysian woman artist to be accepted. She was also the first Malaysian visual artist to be featured on Times Square, New York Billboards in 2022.
Her digital art was exhibited at the first NFT physical Museum in the world in Seattle in 2022, as well as exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, Cochin (India), Liverpool, UK, Dubai and Tokyo.
While her acrylic paintings have been exhibited in multiple cities around the world including Osaka, Japan; yogyakarta, Indonesia; Seoul, South Korea and multiple cities in India and more.
She was also a speaker at NFT NYC 2022. She was named one of Asia’s Most Influential in 2022 by Tatler Asia.

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