We continue our coverage of Pesta TUT, which is a curation of creative events to tackle film censorship. TUT stands for “Tak Diluluskan Untuk Tayangan”, a classification for films that are banned from public screenings by Lembaga Penapisan Filem, but this festival would like to change that to - “Tak Usah Tutup-Tutup” - not necessary to censor. Today, we speak to Lau Kek Huat, a Taiwan-based Malaysian filmmaker, who has had two of his films, including “Absent Without Leave” banned by the local authorities. He joins us to talk about his life as a filmmaker, the ideas behind his films, and to also share his thoughts on film censorship.

Image credit: IMDb and mubi.com

We continue our coverage of <a href="https://freedomfilm.my/pesta-tut/">Pesta TUT</a>, which is a curation of creative events to tackle film censorship. TUT stands for &ldquo;Tak Diluluskan Untuk Tayangan&rdquo;, a classification for films that are banned from public screenings by Lembaga Penapisan Filem, but this festival would like to change that to - &ldquo;Tak Usah Tutup-Tutup&rdquo; - not necessary to censor. Today, we speak to Lau Kek Huat, a Taiwan-based Malaysian filmmaker, who has had two of his films, including &ldquo;Absent Without Leave&rdquo; banned by the local authorities. He joins us to talk about his life as a filmmaker, the ideas behind his films, and to also share his thoughts on film censorship. Image credit: IMDb and mubi.com
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