Name: Amir Muhammad.
Born: 5 December 1972 (42 years old) in Kuala Lumpur.
Educated: University of East Anglia.
Amir Muhammad is a writer and filmmaker based at Kuala Lumpur. He has been writing for Malaysian print media since he was fourteen(14) years old, notably News Straits Times.
He wrote Malaysian's first DV feature in 2000. Some of his works featured in a number of international film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festivals. Two of his films, Apa Khabar Orang Kampung and The Last Communist have been banned in Malaysia. A full retrospective of his work was screened at the 2008 Pesaro Film Festival, Italy. He is a partner at Da Huang Pictures.
He started publishing non-fictional books in 2007 under his company Matahari Books and is taking a break from film-making.
He started publishing non-fictional books in 2007 under his company Matahari Books and is taking a break from film-making.
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