Yasmin Ahmad, acclaimed Malaysian director, passed away :(
Posted by IcedNyior on July 26, 2009 | 6 Comments
Yasmin Ahmad is the critically-acclaimed multi-award winning film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia and is also the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well-known in Malaysia for their humour, heart and love that crosses cross-cultural barriers, in particular her ads for Petronas, the national oil and gas company.
Her movies, Rabun, Sepet, Gubra, Mukhsin, Muallaf & Talentime have won multiple awards internationally. Unfortunately due to our censorship board, some of them are not aired here in Malaysia. Even if they are, they are heavily cut :/
She was admitted to Damansara Specialist Center on Thursday (23 July 2009) and was in a critical condition after surgery for a brain haemorrhage. And today (26 July) she passed away just a few hours ago.
I was following her blog at yasminthestoryteller.blogspot.com before she moved to a second blog here. Her movies are all entertaining, heartwarming and inspiring. The last time I saw Yasmin Ahmad was at an Event for Talentime. She looked so happy then.
Malaysia has lost one of its most creative and inspiring minds. Yasmin, may you rest in peace. :’(
- Source :
- It was on TV3′s Nightline (credit to lightyoruichi)
- Bernama : http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=428052
