Kopi Julia
︎︎︎Streaming︎SYNOPSIS
Ikram brings home his classmates to feed Julia, his blood-sucking stepmum. When Julia starts flirting with a classmate Ikram has been secretly admiring, he flies into a rage of jealousy. An adaptation from a short story by Faizal Sulaiman, Kopi Julia is a film tribute to the Malay horror films made in the 50s in Singapore.
Julia
Amy Tashiana
Ikram
Raimi Liandy Safari
Rashad
Muhammad Ridhwan bin Rahmat
Directed and Produced by
Tan Bee Thiam
Executive Producer
Amir Muhammad
Adapted from
“Kopi Julia”
by Faizal Sulaiman
a short story in Kopi (published by Buku Fixi)
Director of Photography
Looi Wan Ping
Editor
Liao Jiekai
Assistant Direction
Vicki Yang
Makeup
Colin Moy
Casting
Wesley Leon Aroozoo
Music Composition
Benjamin Lim Yi
Special Thanks
Stephane Lasserre,
Max
Lim,
Sherman Ong
Original title
Kopi Julia
International Title
Julia’s Coffee
Duration
7 min / Black and White
Aspect Ratio
1:1.85
Screening Format
Digital
Sound
Stereo
Year of Release
2013
Language
Silent
Intertitles
Malay, English
Country of production
Singapore, Malaysia
Production Company
13 Little Pictures
Buku FIXI
PRESS
“Exceptionally charming…Full of sensuality as the spirit flirts with its prey, the filmmaker intelligently confronts religious and cultural taboos with wit and good taste.” APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL
“Kopi Julia is a mashup of ingredients from silent cinema, television soap opera and German expressionism… and offers a radical spin on the genre from which it has been inspired.” SHAI HEREDIA
“Kopi Julia is a mashup of ingredients from silent cinema, television soap opera and German expressionism… and offers a radical spin on the genre from which it has been inspired.” SHAI HEREDIA
FESTIVALS
Sharjah Biennale 2013
Singapore Short Cuts 2013
