Return to Nostalgia (2015)
• October 4th, 2015 • 0h 53min
Documentary
Overview
Local filmmaker Woo Ming Jin and his crew traversed across Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to find 'Seruan Merdeka' (1947) - the first film made in Malaya post-WWII, and also the first film in the history of Malaysian cinema to feature a biracial cast of Malays and Chinese. While tracking the film's whereabouts, Woo met many locals along the way, whom he interviewed in an effort to find out more about the country's history.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Room 999
Released on: 2023-10-05
Documentary
In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in...
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Released on: 2018-12-07
Documentary, History
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, t...
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Released on: 2024-05-03
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner ...
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Released on: 2021-05-27
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is o...
Hot Dog... The Documentary
Released on: 2020-02-25
Documentary
Feature-length documentary on the making of HOT DOG... THE MOVIE.
Alien: Terror in Space
Released on: 2025-02-21
Documentary, History, TV Movie
A retrospective look at the global impact of Alien, the science fiction and horror masterpiece direc...
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
Released on: 2022-07-17
Documentary, History, TV Movie
An account of the life and work of Spanish actress Penélope Cruz: a long journey that began in the w...
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Released on: 2009-09-22
Documentary, History
A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The Wizard...
Bridges of Time
Released on: 2018-07-01
Documentary
At the beginning of the 1960s, when the French pioneers of cinéma vérité set out to achieve a new re...
The Skywalker Legacy
Released on: 2020-03-18
Documentary
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The ...
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
Released on: 1986-01-01
Documentary
A collection of deleted scenes and bloopers from the library of Toho Studios films, including severa...
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Released on: 1988-10-01
Documentary
This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insig...
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
Released on: 2021-05-16
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The f...
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Released on: 2010-04-20
Documentary
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring inter...
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
Released on: 2015-03-31
Documentary
A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world ...
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Released on: 2002-11-01
Documentary
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
The Many Faces of Dracula
Released on: 2000-01-01
Documentary, Horror
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula...