Kumbah (The Flushing)

Kumbah (The Flushing) tells a story about the strange relationship between a new cleaner and a toilet. Amidst their budding relationship, the toilet witnesses and suffers the plight of human nature. But this time, the toilet has the cleaner by its side, taking care of it. As time goes by, conflict ensues, revealing a tragic secret.

  • Ausz Din
    Director
  • Ausz Din
    Writer
  • Ausz Din
    Producer
  • Omar Yunus
    Producer
  • Ain Dorothy
    Key Cast
  • Han Zalini
    Key Cast
  • Megat 'Adli
    Key Cast
  • Norhan Fahmie Rayza
    Key Cast
  • Firdaus Lokman
    Key Cast
  • Janisa Jalil
    Key Cast
  • Aznie Azmi
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 12, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    735 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Malaysia
  • Country of Filming:
    Malaysia
  • Language:
    Malay
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • BMW Shorties
    Kuala Lumpur
    Malaysia
    October 15, 2019
    BMW Shorties
    NA
Director Biography - Ausz Din

Ausz Din or his full name, Mohammad Firdaus Kamaruddin is an aspiring new filmmaker in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hailing from a prominent science background he's been formally educated for about 10 years in biology.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in science majoring in Genetics & Molecular Biology as well as Master's degree in Dental Science (dedicating years in oral cancer research). He worked as research assistants at an AiDS Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and then at the Department of Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry both at the University of Malaya for few years before quitting.

But his passion towards arts never subsides. Never does his focus towards science faltered. So he chose do both by quitting his full time as a research assistant and built a production house called Bleenk Media that focus both on screen & stage production.

He and his small team under Bleenk Media has produced medium-scaled advertising, corporate videos, music videos, brading campaign as well as creative contents in the past few years.

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Director Statement

Kumbah (The flushing) is a first of many short-film that is made in a grand scheme of producing our first feature film. Kumbah is a teaser of a style that the director is exploring. A fusion or balance between reality and the opposite. The opposite can be represented by many terms that include; fantasy, subconscious or a parallel universe and even spiritual belief.

Kumbah is provocative and ambitious in certain aspects; like how it tried to explore a whole storyline within the compound of a single setting. How we try to overcome the limitation of space to ‘speak’ volume in terms of the visual language. This short film is filled with subtext from the visual and even the meaning of each scenes and dialogues in a fast-paced tempo.

It’s provocative too in terms of the taboo issue that is being portrayed. Issues of the country. This shorts layered multiple small issues/messages underneath the main issue of guilt and redemption.

He hope this shorts will finally found it’s audience and spark his journey to bigger platforms in the future.