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"Biar tenang jiwaku..."
"Let my soul rest..."
You may be feeling emotional today. But guess what? You're allowed to be.
P7:1SMA shares JIWANG, a karaoke dance film about enjoying excessive emotions and a desire to escape. Be vocal and vulnerable through evergreen Maly Jiwang songs from the 80s - 90s. Let your guard down in a personalised experience.
Meaning of Jiwang:
Jiwang is a Malay slang referring to excessive romantic, anguish and heartbreaking love. The burst of Jiwang songs (slow rock music) in the 1980s-1990s accompanied the growth of the term Jiwang. It describes an individual's emotional relationship and releases with music and can be a social marker (e.g. a Jiwang person)
Online viewing period:
Extended till 27 September 2020
Duration: Approximately 50 mins
Concept & Film Direction:
Norhaizad Adam
Artist Collaborators:
Kow Xiao Jun
Sharul Mohd
Syimah Sabtu
Researcher:
Alfian Sa'at
Documentarian:
Syarifuddin Sahari
Producers:
Hasyimah Harith
Hariz Bakri
Assistant Producer:
Sarah Goh
Stage Manager:
Adi Aiyad
Lightning Designer:
Daryl Norman Soh
Videography:
STANDSTILLS
Videographer, Editor, Branching Programme:
Md Al-Hafiz Bin Hosni
Assistant Videographer:
Zac Denver Lee
Video Captions
Hariz Bakri