Tunku Mona Riza, who took home Best New Director at the Malaysia Film Festival in 2016 for Redha, received another recognition recently for her contribution to the autism community. Photo: SHAARI CHEMAT/The Star
Redha director Tunku Mona Riza was recognised by the Ministry Of Women, Family and Community Development and the National Autism Society of Malaysia (Nasom) for making a contribution to the autism community.
Tunku Mona’s directorial debut, Redha is one of very few Malaysian films to shine a spotlight on autism to date. She received the recognition at an event celebrating World Autism Awareness Day in Kuala Lumpur on April 2.
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