20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

Conversation with Director Nik Amir Mustapha

Join Imaginur director Nik Amir Mustapha for an in-depth talk about his boundary-defying, provocative new film. New York based Malaysian Director and Cinematographer Isabella Tan will moderate the discussion. They will cover director Mustapha’s creative processes, his filmmaking background as well as the challenges and rewards of working in Malaysia’s film industry. This is a rare opportunity to get insight on such an original and stirring cinematic voice as well as a glimpse at the lesser seen yet rich filmmaking community of Malaysia.

This talk is FREE. Tickets to free events will be distributed at the corresponding box office on a first-come, first-served basis beginning one hour prior to the event start. Please note that the line may form in advance. Limit one ticket per person, subject to availability.

Moderator: Isabella Tan
Guest: Nik Amir Mustapha

Sunday July 24, 2:00pm
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

Nik Amir Mustapha

Nik Amir Mustapha is a director, producer, scriptwriter and founder of Lumatic Films in Kuala Lumpur, producing feature films, TV shows and commercials. After completing film studies at Metro Screen in Sydney, Australia, he embarked on a filmmaking career in 2010. His debut featur was, Kil, which premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2013 and won Best Film at Malaysia’s top film awards. It is available on Netflix in Malaysia. His second film, Nova, premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2014.

Isabella Tan

Isabella Tan is an award winning director and cinematographer from South East Asia. Born in Taiwan and raised in Malaysia, Shin found another home in New York. Her works aim to craft stories with a sense of surrealism and keen focus on conveying raw human emotions. Her narrative projects have travelled to various film festivals globally. Aside from her film work she also freelances as a fashion and portrait photographer.