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Dain Iskandar Said (also known as Dain Said) is an award-winning Malaysian writer, visual artist and filmmaker whose stories explore themes of memory, cultural hybridity and the human condition. His versatile directing career spans features, tv commercials, creative documentaries and video installations that have been produced and screened internationally.

His critically acclaimed feature films, Bunohan, Interchange, and Dukun, have led to Dain’s recognition as a tour-de-force in Malaysian cinema. He co-founded the production company, Apparat, in 2009 with his producer, Nandita Solomon.

Early Life
He grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and graduated in Film and Photography from the University of Westminster in London in 1990. After graduating, he worked on several short films, television shows, commercials, media installations and documentaries.

Career
Dain directed his first feature film in 2006, Dukun, but the film was banned due to its connection to the Mona Fandey case.

His second film, Bunohan, was released in 2012 and was Malaysia's submission at the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

His third film, Interchange, was released in December 2016, and premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in August 2016, four months before its theatrical release.

In 2018, his directorial debut, Dukun, regained significant attention 12 years later when leaked footage of the movie was spread online, drawing attention from FINAS, the police and Astro Shaw. The film was eventually released nationwide on 5 April 2018 and accumulated RM6.2 million after four days of release, garnering a total of RM10 million over it's 20-day theatrical release.

His latest film, Harum Malam, premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 23, 2022, and is scheduled for a theatrical release in Malaysia on February 9th, 2023.