YOU ARE NOT ALONE
This story is about a struggling artist and an optimistic neighbour who collide from a distance as their eyes meet. They validate the famous saying by Carl Rogers “Empathy is in itself a healing agent. If a person is understood, he or she belongs." Khairul; the main lead fighting loneliness and defeat in his quiet world is aware of the measures to be taken within his means to help himself find his breakthrough. Khairul never lost faith and always worked towards being a better version of himself. This short film acknowledges tenacity, persistence and faith being rewarded with genuine victory of being able to resurface from the engulfment of alienation. Witness the change in emotions seen in Khairul as his life is graced by joy in the form of a beautiful friendship with his opposite house neighbour. It is one of the many simplest forms of describing humanity within the human race, united and bringing out the best in each other.
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HARINTHIRAN MANOHARANProducer
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RENUKA BALASUBRAMANIAMDirector
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RENUKA BALASUBRAMANIAMWriter
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RENUKA BALASUBRAMANIAMScreenplay
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THAYALAN SubramaniamAssistant Director
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HAVEENASHAssistant Director (Iconic Roles Recreation)
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Dustin Riduan ShahMusic Composer
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HARINTHIRAN MANOHARANCinematography
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HARINTHIRAN MANOHARANEditor
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HARINTHIRAN MANOHARANColorist
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JESON GnanapnegasamSound Designer
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RENUKA BalasubramaniamProduction Designer
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SHIVAANI TarmothranMake up & SFX (Role Recreation)
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Vicky CazadorGaffer
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SatyenAssistant Gaffer
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Dustin Riduan ShahDialogue Editor
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RENUKA BalasubramaniamSubtitle
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HAVEESubtitle
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HARINTHIRAN MANOHARANVFX
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KERUBANATHANKey Cast"KHAIRUL"
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BANUREKHAA BALASUBRAMANIAMKey Cast"BANU"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:29 minutes
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Completion Date:February 23, 2022
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Production Budget:3,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Malaysia
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Country of Filming:Malaysia
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Language:English, Malay
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Shooting Format:DIGITAL
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
My kickstart in the video production journey started off in 2019 as the creative content head for a client who had come to us with a song ready to be published to the public in the form of a music video. It was ecstatic to watch every scene tick off during production as planned in pre-production, that too having achieved the envisioned production design. The motive is for the state of art and craftmanship to shine, even if the storytelling is only for 5 minutes. In the span of three years till date, I have directed 5 music videos, 6 property-related promotional videos and 1 short film.