Yasmin Ahmad (in red) with the cast of Talentime.Tragically, Yasmin Ahmad passed away on the evening of 25 July following a massive brain haemorrhage. Whenever I read the tributes to her I couldn't help but feel so sad. Malaysia has lost a gem of a film maker and advertising director.
I had always liked her advertisements which so aptly captured the essence of racial harmony in Malaysia. My favourite is "Tan Hong Ming in love" which depicted a young boy, named Tan Hong Ming who said he is in love with a girl called"Umi" . The advert ended with the message "Our children are colour-blind, shouldn't we keep them that way?" Finally, someone has actually made the point.
Singapore film-maker Tan Pin Pin accurately summed up Yasmin's unique ability,
“All her films, set in Malaysia, have the spirit of 'live and let live'. They tell us that people are humans no matter what their creed and race.”
Semoga rohnya dirahmati Allah
Yasmin Ahmad's blog http://yasminthefilmmaker.blogspot.com/, last entry dated 22 July 2009.
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