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Parallax Acquires Kazakh Feature ‘Joqtau’ and Malaysia-Ireland Co-Production ‘WAShhh’ Ahead of Their Locarno Premieres
'Joqtau' is the debut feature from filmmaker Aruan Anartay, while 'WAShhh' is the third short from promising young director Mickey Lai.
Parallax has acquired two titles from this year’s Locarno lineup: Aruan Anartay’s “ Joqtau,” playing in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente, and Mickey Lai’s short film “ WAShhh,” screening in the Pardi di Domani—Concorso Internazionale. Anartay is recognized for his short films set in the Central Asian steppes, which offer a singular view of universal themes such as distance, reconnection, and ever-winning tenderness. “WAShhh” is a black-and-white short set in a Malaysia National Service Camp where a Chinese female trainee is commanded by the teacher to lead her multiracial female comrades to wash the stained sanitary pads in the middle of the night.
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