Tan Chui Mui

All My Failed Attempts

Tan Chui Mui

In 2008, while developing her second film, Tan Chui Mui developed a project of shooting a short film every month. Tan Chui Mui managed to make only 7 short films which turned into "All My Failed Attempts".

有棵树

Tan Chui Mui

Foo Fei Ling, Pete Teo

A woman on the brink of adulthood has a conversation with a world-weary older man during the course of one night.

你的心可能硬如坚石

Woo Ming Jin

Tan Chui Mui, Liew Seng Tat

In this black comedy about the disintegration of a love affair, a young woman's loneliness in the midst of Kuala Lumpur's metropolitan sprawl triggers a tenuous relationship with a naïve salesman who has a tendency to please and over-emote.

15MALAYSIA

Desmond Ng, Mussadique Suleiman

Sharifah Amani, Tian Chua

Fifteen short films with socio-economic subject matter by 15 directors of Malaysia's "New Wave" and "No Wave." 15Malaysia is a short film project. It consists of 15 short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia, they also feature some of the best-known faces in the country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders. You may think of them as funky little films made by 15 Malaysian voices for the people of Malaysia.

野蛮人入侵

Tan Chui Mui

Tan Chui Mui, Pete Teo

Moon Lee, a celebrated award-winning actress, has become a full-time mom and divorcée since retiring. Desperate to regain her sense of self, she jumps at the chance to work with her long-time collaborator, director Roger Woo, again. Only this time, he casts her as the lead in a do-your-own stunts martial arts film. The role requires extensive training and though Moon is at first uncertain, she leaves her young son in the care of Roger’s assistant and commits herself to back-breaking training. As soon as she starts to gain some confidence, Roger breaks the news to her: the only way the film can move ahead is to cast her ex-husband, Julliard, as the male lead.

Wu zhi xia nian

Tan Chui Mui

Namron, Azman Hassan

In a remote Malaysian fishing village, two boyhood friends reunite and take a night fishing trip to an uninhabited island. Through their journey and a series of flashbacks, the mysteries of their lives are slowly illuminated in a film hypnotic, tranquil, chimerical and steeped in the deep rhythms of the sea.

一时一时的

Jacky Yeap

Jacky Yeap, Loh Kok Man

Zi Kien and his mother Ah Lin only have each other in their lives until one day, Ah Lin starts dating Mr. Lee. Zi Kien feels his place in his mother's life is threatened, and he starts to change himself. This is a story about a mother and son who care too much about each other, yet pretend not to.

南国以南

Tan Chui Mui

Tan Chui Mui

A Chinese family lives in Kuantan, Malaysia in the 1980s. Because of the centuries of turmoil, their attitude towards eating almost became a ritual.

Letters from the South

Midi Z, Tsai Ming-liang

Lee Kang-Sheng, Huang Lu

Six filmmakers present six short films about the experiences of Chinese immigrants. Shot across Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Myanmar, the anthology depicts the crisis of identity that accompanies international migration.

Sometimes Love is Beautiful

James Lee

Tan Chui Mui, Mien Lor

The laundry girl & motorcycle girl are best friends since childhood. Over the years their relationship has slightly changed. The laundry girl is two-timing her boyfriend, the motorcycle girl continues to help keep it a secret. The motorcycle girl remains single and the laundry girl continues her search for true love. Or maybe due to some unforseen circumstances the girls will continue to keep their real feelings from each other and remain best friends.

Love Conquers All

Tan Chui Mui

Coral Ong, Stephen Chua

Ping has come from Penang in the north to Kuala Lumpur to work with her aunt. There she meets John, a young man who keeps trying to approach her. Ping feels increasingly attracted to John, and although she has a boyfriend in Penang she is drawn more and more into his world. Ping loses herself in her love and does all she can to keep John.

蘑菇兄弟们

Tan Chui Mui

Four male friends meet at a pizza restaurant for a late night of boozing and talking.

The Elephant and the Sea

Woo Ming Jin

Berg Lee, Tan Chui Mui

Two men -- one elderly, one in his twenties -- are touched by tragedies linked to a single source in this drama from Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin.

语路

Jia Zhangke, Zizhao Wang

The film uses a documentary approach to tell the stories of 12 Chinese pioneers, chosen from the fields of business and the arts. The protagonists reflect upon their life journeys against the backdrop of modern China.

Fragment

Wesley Leon Aroozoo, Kan Lume

Faye Kingslee, Luke Lee

Fragment is an omnibus film celebrating the strength and diversity of South-East Asian independent cinema. Made up of a collage of ten stories, each story distinctively embraces the other's subjectivities through the collective sentiments of vulnerability and fortitude. This film is commissioned by the Asian Film Archive (AFA) for its tenth anniversary celebrations.

是在道别

Tan Chui Mui

Foo Fei Ling, Berg Lee

We often fall in love first, and then look for reasons, to justify why we love someone. To ask "why you love me?", is as silly as to ask "why you don't love me?". There is no reason, and there is no logic.