TRANSCENDENCE | Festival of Thaipusam Malaysia

This short film brings to life an eye opening trip we embarked on a few years back when we were free to travel, and when dense crowds of people were not a worry. To immerse yourself in the heart of other cultures is so important to better find appreciation of our own. From it, we learn a new perspective, one that is more giving, understanding and accepting. We learn to listen, watch and grow. Won’t be long now till the world opens up again and travel resumes! ‘The final 272 steps of the 15km religious journey of Thaipusam are a demonstration of pure devotion. Pushing beyond pain to gain atonement, this is a chaotic look inside the focused mind of those willing to endure incredible pain to achieve redemption’.

Produced by Charlie Bucket & Co. & Chocolate Box Training | Executive Producers Luke Slobin & Joy Leaper | Directed& edited by Annabel Barratt | Additional footage by Pat Suraseang & Charles Brookes-Allen | Photography by Annabel Barratt