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Ahmad stitching a black velvet songkok at his wooden workbench

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EPISODE 5 · NOW PLAYING

Kedai Songkok
Ahmad.

A small shop. A father’s legacy.
A son who wants a different life.

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MALAY DRAMA · ENGLISH SUBTITLES · 1970, SINGAPORE

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KAMPONG GLAM, 1970

01 / THE STORYA FAMILY. A CRAFT. A CHANGING WORLD.

What do we owe
the things we
inherit?

Begin with episode 1

On the eve of Hari Raya, one son refuses the family trade. Another is still too young to choose.

Singapore, 1970. Customers fill Ahmad’s songkok shop. He sees a future for his sons at the workbench. Rashid sees his future somewhere else.

Watching from the doorway is twelve-year-old Salim. In a shop built on the work of generations, a family begins to pull apart.

FORMAT

Short-form drama

LANGUAGE

Malay · English subtitles

A craftsman’s hands drawing thread through black velvet
Some things are passed down.
Others stay with us.
THE HANDS THAT MAKE. THE LIVES THEY HOLD.
02 / WATCH THE SERIESEPISODES 1–5 AVAILABLE

The story continues.

EPISODE 01

Sewing Songkok for Old Men

A father’s expectations. A son’s refusal. And a younger brother caught between them.

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EPISODE 02

Who Opens Tomorrow

With Ahmad resting upstairs, Salmah holds the household together. Salim wants to help. A visit from Rahman raises new questions.

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EPISODE 03

Jangan Turun, Abah | Kedai Songkok Ahmad — Episod 3

With Ahmad still resting, Salim begins to understand the debts behind the family business. A visitor brings new customers to the shop—and a request for Ahmad.

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EPISODE 04

Biar Salim Jaga | Kedai Songkok Ahmad — Ep. 4 | Drama Melayu

When Salmah goes upstairs to help Ahmad, Salim serves four customers on his own. The sale proves he can help—but his schoolwork is still waiting.

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EPISODE 05 · LATEST

Bau Baldu | Kedai Songkok Ahmad — Episod 5 | Drama Melayu

At school, Salim feels the shop following him into the classroom. Ismail offers a moment of play, but a familiar pair of slippers waits at home.

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