Nadiah Hamzah is a Malaysian Filmmaker and currently a Masters of Fine Arts (Film & TV) candidate at the prestigious Tisch School of Arts, New York University. Hujan Panas is her MFA thesis film. It’s a film about a Malaysian man trying to live the American Dream in New York City.
Synopsis
For the longest time, Zaki has dreamed about coming to America. He enrolls himself in a business course and finds himself in New York City -- in an apartment with two illegal Indonesian immigrants; Ferdy and Mira, in Flushing, Queens.
As he grapples with the harsh reality of living in the city, he finds himself slowly attracted to Mira. She helps him realize the possibilities of starting life anew -- possibilities that are threatened by an impending marriage and his awaited return to Malaysia