Spring 2017 - Boston, USA
Dec 2017 - Client: Engage Media/GAGE-ODI
Video Producer: Indrani Kopal
Camera: Indrani, Siraj and Jahangir.
Camera: Indrani, Siraj and Jahangir.
September 2017 - Premiere of "Teacher, the tradition bearer"
Directed & Edited by Indrani Kopal
http://www.teacherthemovie.com/
“Teacher: The Tradition Bearer, is an intimate portrait of Malaysia’s legendary bharatanatyam teacher Indira Manikam, the founding principal of the Tanjai Kamala Indira Dance School (TKI), which was established in 1966. Filmed against the backdrop of a rehearsal for a production to mark the school’s fiftieth anniversary, the documentary is an exploration into the transformative power of art as well a tribute to the resilience, courage and triumph, of one woman’s journey toward becoming the tradition bearer.”
Julia Mayer, New Sunday Times, August 20, 2017
http://www.teacherthemovie.com/
“Teacher: The Tradition Bearer, is an intimate portrait of Malaysia’s legendary bharatanatyam teacher Indira Manikam, the founding principal of the Tanjai Kamala Indira Dance School (TKI), which was established in 1966. Filmed against the backdrop of a rehearsal for a production to mark the school’s fiftieth anniversary, the documentary is an exploration into the transformative power of art as well a tribute to the resilience, courage and triumph, of one woman’s journey toward becoming the tradition bearer.”
Julia Mayer, New Sunday Times, August 20, 2017
September 2017 - Client: Freedom Film Network
Director: Sheridan Mahavera
Produced by Freedom Film Network
Editor: Indrani Kopal
Duration: 30 mins
Malaysia is in crisis. Its ruling regime Barisan Nasional (BN) has been implicated in a worldwide corruption scandal and its people are being squeezed by higher living costs. A political coalition has emerged that wants to ‘Save Malaysia’ from that regime and it wants Malaysians to vote for it in the 14th general election. The coalition, Pakatan Harapan, is filled with former political enemies – Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim. Dr Mahathir is blamed for destroying Malaysia’s democracy. Dr Mahathir’s party Bersatu is filled with people who cemented BN’s power. Bersatu leaders are now working with people from PKR, DAP and Amanah, people they had once harassed, suppressed and jailed. This film explores whether this coalition can actually work? Can they be trusted to replace an even worse regime? What assurances do Malaysians have PH will not get another dictatorship under a different name? What guarantees do we have that this movement will truly ‘Save Malaysia’?
Produced by Freedom Film Network
Editor: Indrani Kopal
Duration: 30 mins
Malaysia is in crisis. Its ruling regime Barisan Nasional (BN) has been implicated in a worldwide corruption scandal and its people are being squeezed by higher living costs. A political coalition has emerged that wants to ‘Save Malaysia’ from that regime and it wants Malaysians to vote for it in the 14th general election. The coalition, Pakatan Harapan, is filled with former political enemies – Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim. Dr Mahathir is blamed for destroying Malaysia’s democracy. Dr Mahathir’s party Bersatu is filled with people who cemented BN’s power. Bersatu leaders are now working with people from PKR, DAP and Amanah, people they had once harassed, suppressed and jailed. This film explores whether this coalition can actually work? Can they be trusted to replace an even worse regime? What assurances do Malaysians have PH will not get another dictatorship under a different name? What guarantees do we have that this movement will truly ‘Save Malaysia’?
SAVING MALAYSIA from Freedom Film Network on Vimeo.
Aug 2017 - Client: HER WORLD & WOMEN:girls
Follow the story of Dr Hartini and how she began her journey helping children in need to have a better future in Malaysia.
Directed by : Indrani Kopal
Produced by : WOMENS:girls
Directed by : Indrani Kopal
Produced by : WOMENS:girls
Congratulations to these two truly remarkable women! Her World Woman of the Year 2017 award goes out to Dr Hartini Zainudin, Founder of Yayasan Chow Kit and the Her World Young Woman Achiever 2017 award to Mastura Mohd Rashid, co-founded The Nasi Lemak. Thanks to WOMEN:girls organisation for giving me the opportunity to spend two memorable days interviewing Dr Hartini Zainudin and her friends - Ananti Raj, Raja Azizan & Dr Tini's little Zara and Zaid.
Special thanks to the crew - Producer Abby Latif, DOP/colorist Khai Bahar, 1st Camera Aldous Lu Zhin Lung, Production manager Kang Zetty Anis, Production assistant Nora Nabila, Graphics designer Salahhuddin Azami and Executive producer Low Ngai Yuen.
For more information: www.herworld.com.my
Special thanks to the crew - Producer Abby Latif, DOP/colorist Khai Bahar, 1st Camera Aldous Lu Zhin Lung, Production manager Kang Zetty Anis, Production assistant Nora Nabila, Graphics designer Salahhuddin Azami and Executive producer Low Ngai Yuen.
For more information: www.herworld.com.my
Episode 1 (of 5)- "Never thought it'd be children in Malaysia..."
Winter 2016/17 - Nassau, The Bahamas
An Artist in Search
Short Documentary | 2017 | 11 Minutes 17 Seconds
Artist Thierry Lamare’s portrait of love, loss and life.
Music by Laura Lamare and Derek Burrows
Home videos courtesy of Lamare family.
A film by Derek and Indrani Kopal
Completed on: Jan 15, 2017
Short Documentary | 2017 | 11 Minutes 17 Seconds
Artist Thierry Lamare’s portrait of love, loss and life.
Music by Laura Lamare and Derek Burrows
Home videos courtesy of Lamare family.
A film by Derek and Indrani Kopal
Completed on: Jan 15, 2017
CLIENT's PROJECT 2016
Teacher, The Tradition Bearer (Malaysia, 40-min, 2016)
CLIENT: Tanjai Kamalaa Indiara Dance School
CLIENT: Tanjai Kamalaa Indiara Dance School
KataKatha: Film Poem (Malaysia, 12-min, 2016)
CLIENT: PUSAKA
CLIENT: PUSAKA
iPhone 5s Short Documentaries (2015)
Shot with iPhone 5s using FILMiC Pro App.
MFA Project: The Game Changer (US, 2014)
MFA Project: Unafraid of The Shadows (US, 2013)
MFA Project: Living jazz with Bill Saxton (US, 2012)
*Official Selection of the 2013 10th Annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival In Seattle, WA.
*Official Selection of the 2014 9th Annual Harlem International Film Festival, New York.
*Official Selection of the 2014 9th Annual Harlem International Film Festival, New York.
GWU's International Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship (May - July 2010)
Oily Hair (US, 2010) from Indrani Kopal on Vimeo.
"She's My Son"
Freedom Film Festival 2007 / Justin Louis Award Winner
She's My Son from Pusat KOMAS on Vimeo.
Short News Features for Malaysiakini.tv (2006-2012)
A Long Walk to Justice
The tale of three women's struggle for justice and equality
May 24, 2012 | By Indrani Kopal
The forgotten Malaysians from Indrani Kopal on Vimeo.
Forty One from Indrani Kopal on Vimeo.