Friday 23 October 2009

Today in Southeast Asian film history: 23 October 1968

41 years ago, Gema Dari Menara, Brunei Darussalam's first feature film premiered at the New Boon Pang Theatre, Brunei Town (now called Bandar Seri Begawan).


Above is Gema Dari Menara's screening schedule which appeared in the classified ads section of The Borneo Bulletin, 19 October 1968, p.23. Below is the full page it appeared in (which is quite interesting in its own right):


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