'Kola Loompor' follows a Bangladeshi migrant worker whose unlikely friendship with a local homeless woman unfolds against the backdrop of the city. (OneDay Studio pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Some contributed RM100, others RM300. Director Wan Nur Azwin Wan Nazrul Aisham put in RM1,000 of her own money, while another member of the team chipped in as much as RM1,200.

For a group of university students trying to make a short film, those were significant sums. But pooling their pocket money helped bring “Kola Loompor” to life - and the gamble has now paid off handsomely.

The 18-minute production by Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) students picked up seven awards at the 14th Malaysian Student Film and Video Festival, including the top "Best of the Best" honour.