{"product_id":"fotm2025-the-film-awakens","title":"FOTM 2025: The Film Awakens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOTM 2025: The Film Awakens \u003c\/strong\u003econtinues the story of FOTM, following \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zontiga.com\/collections\/zontiga-publications\/products\/fotm-2024\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOTM 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the first book documenting the project and its growing community of film photographers in Malaysia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the spirit of \u003cstrong\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/strong\u003e, with its sense of discovery, adventure, and new beginnings, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Film Awakens\u003c\/strong\u003e became the theme for FOTM 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together twelve months of photographs made with different films, cameras, perspectives, and personal ways of seeing, the book reflects the many ways film can shape how we see and experience the world. 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