It's rare to find a woman filmmaker in Muslim society, and even rarer when she is an outspoken talent unafraid of controversy. - Yasmin Ahmad

I never look for trouble, just making a film.

Ahmad's films are deeply inspired by the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu and display scenes of everyday life with a depth of emotion. The Yasmin Ahmad retrospective was a unique opportunity for the people of Hawaii to hear stories from a part of the world that often goes underreported here in the west.

Chaplin always infuses humor with great drama. I think that what life is. Life is never just humorous, never just tragic.