Stone Turtle
Description
Woo Ming Jin (Woman on Fire Looks for Water, Festival 2010) returns to SFFILM with this vivid supernatural mystery set on a nearly deserted island on the Malay Peninsula. There, Zahara lives a clandestine life with her young niece, dealing in precious turtle eggs. The arrival of a mysterious man who claims to be researching leatherback turtles sets the stage for a story of sexual violence and karma that resets a couple of times to give Zahara the chance to finesse the story of her life. Winner of the prestigious FIPRESCI Prize at Locarno and with a sometimes-surreal style and tone that recalls David Lynch or Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Stone Turtle is stunningly visual, from the blinding white sands of the island to the femme-fatale scarlet hues of Zahara’s frequently worn red dress.
Woo Ming Jin is a prolific Malaysian filmmaker who made his feature debut with The Tiger Factory (2010), which received an Asian Film Award Special Mention at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Among his other features are Resurrection (2011), 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011), KL Zombi (2013), Mamak Cupcake (2014), Second Life of Thieves (2014), Return to Nostalgia (2015), and Zombitopia (2021). His latest film, Stone Turtle, won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival.
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Film Details
Language Indonesian, Mandarin, Malay
Year 2022
Premiere California
Runtime 91
Country Malaysia, Indonesia
Director Woo Ming Jin
Executive Producer Edmund Yeo, Woo Ming Jin
Producer Edmund Yeo, Woo Ming Jin
Writer Woo Ming Jin, Neesa Jamal and Deo Mahameru
Editor Edmund Yeo
Cinematographer Kong Pahurak
Music Phil Chapavich
Closed Captions Closed Captions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.
Audio Description Audio Descriptions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation American Sign Language Interpretation is not currently confirmed and will be updated. For any questions about accessibility at SFFILM Events, please email ADA@SFFilm.org.
