'Redha' filmmakers hope to screen movie on autism in schools

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.