KK International Film Festival 2025, Night 7
The Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival is turning 16!
This year's festival invites you to experience films that explore, provoke, and connect. Unlike mainstream blockbusters, these films are driven by ideas, not profits, and they go deeper.
The screenings offer a powerful mix of stories from 11 countries, including family tensions, cultural memory, migration, deafness, and exploding dryers.
KKIFF 2025 promises to be a festival full of imagination, reflection, and discovery.
All screenings start at the scheduled times. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before the start.
Film Line-up
Nova-Vita
An elderly woman meets a familiar face of a loved one at a cafe, where he offers her a chance to reclaim lost time and rediscover a life she once cherished if she dares to embrace a second beginning.
I Am Kelefe
In Kuala Lumpur, actress Liu Zhu dreams of stardom but faces setbacks as she gains weight, reducing her to minor roles. Living with her best friends, Meijing and Xiaozhen, she refuses to compromise her values in the harsh entertainment industry. She secretly admires Ajin, a photographer who silently supports her. After a serious injury, she questions her dreams until a young girl's love for her mother inspires her. A heartbreaking dream reminds her of the importance of family. With renewed determination, she returns home, reconciles with loved ones, and later finds success. Hand in hand, the three friends embrace their future.
Organiser of this event
How to get to this event?
City Cineplex
2nd Floor, City Mall Shopping Centre, Jalan Lintas, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.