''The Amber Sexalogy'' is a 2006

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n compilation of six short films by Azharr Rudin. It premiered at the 2006

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. It was distributed in Malaysia on

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Content

Five out of the six shorts chronicle the various stages of a romantic affair between Amber (Melissa Maureen Rizal) and Harris/Man (who is played by three different actors: Gavin Yap, Mark Teh, Alvin Wong). The final short, ''Majidee'', does not feature Amber but instead has Harris (Tora Andika) having a conversation with a man (Azman Hassan) while walking through

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Crew

* Azharr Rudin ... Writer/Director/Editor/Producer *

Yasmin Ahmad Yasmin binti Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter. She was the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well known in Malaysia fo ...

... Executive Producer * Rita Machdar ... Associate Producer *

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... Associate Producer *

James Lee (Malaysian film director) James Lee, is a Malaysian film director. He was born Lee Thim Heng () in 1973 in the city of Ipoh in Perak. He is one of the pioneers of the Malaysian Digital Film movement. His film ''The Beautiful Washing Machine'' won the Best Asean Feature Awa ...

, Woo Ming Jin, Imri Nasution ... Camera
Duration: 61 min

Awards

* Best Short Film,

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(2006) * Incentive Award, Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition (2007) * Special Mention Prize, Singapore Short Film Festival (2008)

Reception

CInemagazine found that the anthology "'scores a sufficient score when assessed as a whole, but the scores of the individual films vary widely. However, this collection is recommended for fans of Malaysian film and culture."

References

2006 films Malaysian anthology films Malay-language films English-language Malaysian films

External links

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Review
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