Dilemma of a transsexual > Director Khir Rahman sheds some light on his latest f

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Dilemma of a transsexual
> Director Khir Rahman sheds some light on his latest film, ... Dalam Botol, which has attracted foreign interest including the Library of Congress in Washington
BY BISSME S.

http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=59143

In an exclusive interview, ... Dalam Botol director Khir Rahman shares some of his thoughts about the film.

What message are you trying to convey to viewers in ...Dalam Botol?

I always tell people that if you want to send messages, don't make films. It will be more effective to send your messages through SMS and emails!

The job of a filmmaker is to tell stories and that's what I did with this film. I'm telling you a true story about a man who had a sex change operation but later felt trapped with the decision he made.

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Putting truth to film

http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=37417

Controversial film producer Raja Azmi Raja Sulaiman talks to Bissme S about censorship, the industry and her love of the limelight.

WHY are you going ahead with Anu Dalam Botol (a film on sex change)?

We should not mix religion with creativity. Let us not politicise religion. All these rules we have simply show we are forcing people to do the right thing. And if they don't, we punish them.