With hopes of putting the home in hometown, Cities of Love is proud to launch Kuala Lumpur, I Love You, a community initiative to revive local pride and make us fall in love with our capital city.

KL I love YOU

KL, I Love You is part of the global Cities of Love franchise of collective motion pictures, which started with the films “Paris, je t’aime”, and “New York, I Love You”. Since then, Cities of Love has grown into a global community movement in over 20 cities and counting.

Cities of Love Malaysia City Manager and panelist, Dain Said
Cities of Love Malaysia City Manager and panelist, Dain Said

For Kuala Lumpur, I Love You, renowned local writer and director, Dain Said was appointed Cities of Love Malaysia’s City Manager. “The Cities of Love movement is all about cultivating a critical mass of practitioners and audiences alike whose love will transform Kuala Lumpur. Embracing the differences and empowering KL-ites to take back their city,” he said.

Through the art of storytelling, KL, I Love You will positively highlight the collective experiences of our beloved city — its urban spaces, migration & movement, differences & diversity, history & memories, our fascination towards the supernatural & superstitious, stories of love & relationships, youth & young people, and money, work & trade.

The initiative is to bring our creative practices together to tell stories across different media and events. Working with brands, partners and stakeholders, KL, I Love You encourages participation from any and all groups that are invested in making Kuala Lumpur a better place. From traditional media to artists, architects and designers, KL, I Love You will draw the best of the local scene to tell their KL story.

Panel moderated by Umapagan Ampikaipakan and featuring author Bernice Chauly, director Dain Said, Think City's Lee Jia-Ping and George Town Festival director, Joe Sidek
Panel moderated by Umapagan Ampikaipakan and featuring author Bernice Chauly, director Dain Said, Think City’s Lee Jia-Ping and George Town Festival director, Joe Sidek

In time, the initiative aims to be a self sustaining non-profit that will produce content through the KL, I Love You lens, culminating with the production of a KL, I Love You anthology film. The KL omnibus will join the other celebrated Cities of Love films like those of Shanghai (China), Berlin (Germany), Malmo (Sweden) and Rotterdam (The Netherlands).

Sign up for updates, share your KL story or be a KL, I Love You partner at kliloveyou.com. To find out more on KL, I Love You, follow facebook.com/KualaLumpurILoveYou or Instagram: @KLILoveYou.

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