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DIA

2026 · 8 min

A quiet, uneasy eight minutes inside one woman's anxious mind, where small kindness feels like threat.

Directed by: Dhia Firdaus
Starring: Fauziah Nawi, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Mhia Firdaus

Overview: DIA follows a reclusive young woman whose encounter with a gentle butcher at a wet market triggers fear, vulnerability, and paranoia. As reality blurs with anxiety, she must confront the walls she has built around herself and find the courage to let someone in.

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Directed by: Dhia Firdaus
Starring: Fauziah Nawi, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Mhia Firdaus

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
trauma
freedom
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Dhia Firdaus
Written by: Dhia Firdaus
Starring: Fauziah Nawi, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Mhia Firdaus, Amir Ahnaf, Adam Zainal, Nam Ron, Farah Ahmad
Runtime: 8 min
Country: Malaysia
Languages: Malay

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