| Related Achievements |
| Articles |
Creative discourse of short film: As time goes by [Master's thesis, National Taiwan University of Arts] 2014.
Capturing the essence of old streets: A visual record against oblivion. Contemporary Review, 9(2), 85–90. 2015.
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| Publications |
Film & TV Production
Tomorrow will be better (明天会更好) / Short Documentary@NCCU（2007）
Love≠Understand (无关爱) / Short Documentary@NCCU（2007）
Me / (自画像) Short Documentary@NTUA（2008）
Sis Kuav(离) Interdisciplinary Art Performance@NTUA（2010）
The Shadow (伤城) Short Documentary@Golden Harvest Awards Taiwan, Moontree Theatre（2011）; Film festival Book Fest Malaysia（2015）; Rumah Attap Library & Collective（2017）; Taiwan New Narrative Film Festival, UPSI (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)（2018）
A Place of One's Own (一席之地) Short Documentary@Filums International Film Festival, Bangkok International Student Film Festival New Asean Filmmaker Spotlight（2014）; Film festival Book Fest Malaysia（2015）; Taiwan New Narrative Film Festival（2018）
As Time Goes By (年华) Short film@NTUA, [Street voice] 1st Anniversary Screening, Malacca Stories Museum Closing Ceremony Screening（2014）; [Fleeting Spark: A Collaborative Short Film] Showcase Screening, Film Festival Book Fest Malaysia, Southern UC Malaysian Chinese Literature Centre（2015）
Guan Chao (观潮) Klang Valley Teochew Community Life Documentary@DVD
Stateless Children Documentary Series@Ubah Channel (Youtube)
Skate off（毒道）Short film@Sea Short Film Festival Moving Panorama Screening; Online
The Daily Life of Lecturers DDV Under the Restriction Order / Short Documentary@Online
Life After: Oral Histories of the May 13 Incident《在伤口上重生》Book Video@Online
The National Director That Malaysians Miss the Most, Yasmin Ahmad Video Essay@Online
P.Ramlee, an actor, director, writer, and a prolific composer, left this world with a broken heart Video Essay@Online
The Inanna Project@NEUC Blackbox Theatre（2024）
Books
Life After: Oral Histories of the May 13 Incident《在伤口上重生：五一三事件个人口述叙事》（中文版）@Gerak Budaya/Malaysia（2020）
Life After: Oral Histories of the May 13 Incident@Gerak Budaya/Malaysia（2022）
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| Public Lectures/Talks |
Talks
My Fancy High Heels@Moontree Theatre（2011）
Born into Brothels@Moontree Theatre（2011）
The Shadow@Moontree Theatre（2011）
When Hainan Meets Teochew@Moontree Theatre（2012）
1st Penang Inter-Secondary School Gender Equality Drama Competition Video@Moontree Theatre（2012）
The Basics of Screenwriting@NTV7 Golden Awards（2012）
Film Appreciation and Basic Principles of Cinematography@NTV7 Golden Awards（2012）
Whispers and Moans@Moontree Theatre（2012）
Sell Out, Flower in the Pocket@29th National Chinese Cultural Festival（2012）
True Women for Sale@Moontree Theatre（2012）
Exploring Gender Narratives in Theatre and Film@Neighborhood Performance Group（2012）
“Montage Women: Gender and Cinema”@Humanity Library（2012）
Breakfast on Pluto@1st Queer Film Festival（2012）
“Where Life's Melodies Meet Cinematic Pixels”@Golden Wau Awards（2013）
“A Conversation with Film Sound Design Masters Tu Duu-chih”@Golden Wau Awards（2013）
“Examining Local Chinese Cinema 2013-2014: A Roundtable Discussion”@Chinese Film Association of Malaysia（2014）
Malacca Stories@Malacca Chinese Assembly Hall（2014）
“Wandering through the Old Streets - My Image Creation Journey”@StreetVoice（2014）
Fleeting Spark@Fleeting Spark（2015）
10th BookFest Malaysia Film Festival@10th BookFest Malaysia（2015）
University Malaysia Pahang Short Film Making Workshop/Lecture@University Malaysia Pahang（2016）
11th BookFest Malaysia Film Festival@11th BookFest Malaysia（2016）
“Making a Movie: Delving into Film Education"@11th BookFest Malaysia（2016）
“Making a Movie: Filmmaking and Film Criticism”@11th BookFest Malaysia（2016）
“Notes for the Next Wave of Theatre Critics: Writing Theatre, Discussing Theatre”@ASLI（2017）
“60 Years of Independence, MCP's Ghost: Neither Here nor There”@KLSCAH（2017）
Rediscover Yasmin Ahmad@NEUC VC Office(Academic & Research)（2017）
The Red Rain on the Equator - “Gathering Memories, Recalling History”@Rumah Attap Library & Collective（2017）
“Revisiting the May 13th Incident - Nationalist Discourse and the Other”@Rumah Attap Library & Collective（2017）
The Shadow@Rumah Attap Library & Collective（2017）
Miffest Taiwan Cinema@Miffest（2018）
From Border to Border@Rumah Attap Library & Collective（2018）
"Retrospection and Reawakening: A Forum on Chinese Drama in Malaysia”@ASLI（2018）
The Shadow@UPSI（2018）
Kursus Fotografi Untuk Warga Emas MPKK Sri Lalang, Kluang@MPKK Sri Lalang（2019）
"Appreciation of Taiwanese Literature in Secondary School Chinese Textbooks”@Department of Chinese Studies, University Malaya、Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Malaysia（2021）
“Taiwanese Documentary Filmmaking: A 20-Year Retrospective and Future Outlook”@Georgetown Festival（2019）
Father@Georgetown Festival（2019）
"Narratives of Gender in the Schoolyard: Our Observations and Creative Expressions"@Neighborhood Performance Group（2020）
“Sit Down, Sit Down You're Rockin' the Vote!” @Karakoa（2020）
"A Dialogue on Censorship and Artistic Expression: Director Lau Kek Huat’s Perspectives on Creative Freedom and Enduring Concerns"@J2解读（2020）
What's Next? Six Artists Living in Malaysia Talk to Jo Kukathas About What the Pandemic Has Taught Them and What They're Doing Next@The Instant Café Theatre Company（2021）
"Hong Kong Cinema in Challenging Times: A Conversation with Shu Kei"@WuBen Film Magazine（2021）
"The Self-Cultivation of a Cinematographer: A Conversation with Yu Jing-pin"@WuBen Film Magazine（2021）
“Screenwriting: Beyond the World of Words - Online Forum with Au Kin Yee"@WuBen Film Magazine（2021）
“Be Water: An Online Forum with Cinematographer Chen Ko-chin"@WuBen Film Magazine（2021）
"In Conversation with Yang Ya-che: Unveiling the Art and Craft of Directing and Acting"@WuBen Film Magazine（2021）
"Exploring the Resilience of Creativity: A Discussion with Mag Hsu on Finding Inspiration and Overcoming Obstacles"@WuBen Film Magazine（2021）
Georgetown Festival "Rethinking Tradition in Fashion: An Online Forum with Ruby Chen"@Georgetown Festival（2021）
Georgetown Festival "A Creative Journey: Facing Low Points and Embracing Reinvention with Lungnan Isak Fangas"@Georgetown Festival（2021）
"Exploring Community Engagement and Social Change through Documentaries: A Virtual Dialogue after a Film Screening"@Village Vision（2021）
The 37th National Chinese Cultural Festival "Storytelling Through the Lens: An Online Lecture on Capturing Local Narratives"@The 37th National Chinese Cultural Festival（2022）
“How Film Curation Can Response the Film History: Let's talk about Taiwan International Documentary Festival with Wood Lin” @Tea Philo/ INXO ARTS FUND（2022）
16th Huazong Literary Award Arts Camp Forum: Cinematic Moments-Everything is a Sword with Tan Chui Mui@Sin Chew Daily（2022）
My Voice, My Life Revisited@Malaysian Social Entrepreneurs Foundation（MSEF）& INXO ARTS FUND（2022）
Lost Course@KLEX（2022）
“Navigating the Age of Information Overload: A Forum on Media Literacy with Churh Kuay and Peh Shu Min”@I Want Festival（2022）
"Does Your Vote Matter? A Forum on Envisioning a More Meaningful Democratic Election" @I Want Festival（2022）
Delving into Malaysian Typography: A Forum on Design Rooted in Local Perspectives with Sueh Li”@I Want Festival（2022）
“Unveiling Gender Through Images: A Lecture on Gender Representation in Film and Media Malaysia”@Eslite Malaysia（2023）
The Gaze of Life: A Forum on Cinema with Tsai Ming-liang”@Xiao En（2023）
“From Cinemas to Art Galleries: The Infinite Possibilities of Art Creation- Talks by Tsai Ming-Liang”@Eslite Malaysia（2023）
Sama Rasa Forum: “Invisible Existence? The Struggles and Hopes of Refugee Mothers and Stateless Children”@I Want Festival（2023）
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep@KLSCAH CRC（2023）
"Multiculturalism and Interethnic Encounters in Yasmin Ahmad's Films"@Chinese Culture University (Taiwan) Off-site Interactive Teaching and Exchange（2024）
“Curating the Boundaries, Boundaries of Curating-A Conversation with She Fong-Chung”@Tea Philo/ INXO ARTS FUND（2024）
“Kampung Tapir”@I Want Festival（2024）
New Student Outreach Lectures
Chung Ling Private High School@NEUC（2011）
Yong Peng High School@NEUC（2011）
SMJK Shing Chung@NEUC（2011）
SMK Bandar Damai Perdana Cheras@NEUC（2012）
SMK Bandar Utama@NEUC（2012）
SMK Rahman Putra@NEUC（2013）
SMK Bandar Utama@NEUC（2013）
SMK Sri Sedang@NEUC（2013）
SMK Taman Jasmin@NEUC（2014）
Kwang Hua Private High School@NEUC（2014）
SMJK Chung Hwa Wei Sin@NEUC（2019）
Decoding Film: Composition and Storyboarding Workshop@NEUC（2020）
Open Day Talk: The Storytellers – Dreams Crafted Through Light, Shadow, and Performance@NEUC（2021）
New Student Outreach Event: Program Briefing@NEUC（2022）
[Further Studies and Career Planning] Lecture Series 42: The Storytellers – Dreams Crafted Through Light, Shadow, and Performance@NEUC（2022）
Open Day Talk: Exploring the Charm and Opportunities of Theatre and Film@NEUC（2022）
Pin Hwa High School Program Experience Class@NEUC（2023）
New Student Outreach Event: Program Briefing@NEUC（2023）
Foon Yew High School Kulai- Introduction to Short Film Production seminar@NEUC（2023）
SMK Yong Peng-Storyboarding Workshop@NEUC（2023）
Foon Yew High School Seri Alam x New Era University College Program Experience@NEUC（2024）
Hua Xia International School x New Era University College Program Experience@NEUC（2024）
PEI CHUN HIGH SCHOOL x Stop Motion Animation Workshop@NEUC（2024）
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| Awards/Honours |
Tomorrow will be Better, 1st NCCU “Zui Meng” Film Festival Selected Films@National Chengchi University, Taiwan（2007）
Love≠Understand, The Best Documentary of 16th Graduate Exhibition Dept. of Radio and Television@National Chengchi University, Taiwan（2007）
The Shadow, Nominated Best Student Category@33rd Golden Harvest Awards Taiwan（2011）
A Place of One's Own, Nominated for Best Documentary International Category@Pakistan Filums International Film Festival（2014）
A Place of One's Own, New Asean Filmmaker Spotlight@Bangkok International Student Film Festival（2014）
Skate Off, Moving Panorama Screening@Seashorts Film Festival（2020）
New Era Teaching Excellence Award@New Era University College（2021）
Long Service Award@New Era University College（2021）
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| Other Professional Activities |
Appointment as Judges
1st Inter-Secondary School Gender Equality Drama Competition@Neighborhood Performance Group（2011）
3rd Inter-Secondary School Gender Equality Drama Competition@Neighborhood Performance Group（2013）
18th National College Literary Award (Digital film section)@New Era College（2015）
28th Graduation Film Festival@One World Hanxin College（2015）
29th Graduation Film Festival@One World Hanxin College（2015）
Microfilm Making Competition@Universiti Malaysia Pahang（2016）
Pertandingan Drama Bahasa Mandarin Piala Emico Sekolah-Sekolah Menengah Malaysia Utara Ke-28@Pertubuhan Budidaya Cemerlang Pulau Pinang（2016）
31st Graduation Film Festival@One World Hanxin College（2016）
6th Inter-Secondary School Gender Equality Drama Competition@Neighborhood Performance Group（2016）
Pertandingan dan Majlis Anugerah Filem Pendek “Hidup Berbilang”@LLG Cultural Development Centre Bhd（2016）
1st Malaysia Golden Global Awards Short Film Selection Committee@Malaysia International Film Festival（2017）
1st SeaShorts Film Festival, Next New Wave Awards Selection Committee@Da Huang Pictures（2017）
Roots Short Film Contest 2017@Malaysian Chinese Culture & Arts Consultative Council（2017）
Klex Open Programme Section Selection Committee@KLEX – Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film, Video & Music Festival（2017）
Klex Open Programme Section Selection Committee@KLEX – Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film, Video & Music Festival（2018）
16th ADA Drama Award@Asli Malaysia（2018）
3rd Malaysia Golden Global Awards selection committee@Malaysia International Film Festival（2019）
Graduation Pitching Project@One World Hanxin College（2019）
One World Hanxin Face to Face Short Film Competition@Face to Face Noodle House, One World Hanxin College（2020）
Hanxin Short Film Competition@One World Hanxin College（2022）
Forest Immersive Short Video Contest@The 37th National Chinese Cultural Festival（2022）
10th “De MU” Short Film Making Competition@Foon Yew High School-Kulai（2023）
Short Film Making Competition@SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth（2023）
Endless Camp 5.0@NEUC Department of Media Studies（2024）
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| Column Writing |
Merdeka Review
“Love, Georgetown: Giving the Past a Future”
“Resist the Silencing of the Past.”
“Reflections on the First Penang Inter-Secondary School Gender Equality Drama Competition.”
“Without the Weight of History.”
“Recalling Bukit Merah Rare Earths Disaster.”
“Urban Allegories of Cinema.”
“The Clamour and Fall of Idealism.”
“A Land of Insufficient Rationality and Mutated Sentimentality.”
“Let's Say Goodbye Properly to Merdeka Review.”
Malaysiakini
“Chronology on Death: Ethnic Politics and Trauma Writing.”
“Nadirah: A Heart-to-Heart Dialogue Facing Conversion”
"Gazing at Old Streets, Carving the Present"
“Reflections on People's Uprising rally in Stadium Merdeka”
"The Myth of Localization in Cinema Malaysia?"
“My Dragon Papa: A Chinese Community's Farewell to a Troubled Past"
"The Redemption of Water Ubah"
"Issues with Malaysia's Film Policies"
"Art as a Reflection of the Zeitgeist"
“If in Kuala Lumpur, a Migrant Worker”
"Adrift in an Era of Disjunction: Navigating Uncertainty in a Fractured World"
“You Qiu Bi Ying- Malaysia's First Chinese Film”
"Unpack-Repack: The Gaze of Ismail Hashim"
“That Borneo Equator Rain”
"Through the Lens of Her: A Chronicle of the Senior Women Photography Training Course"
“The Thorny Truth of History: On the Mockumentary ‘The Big Durian’"
Sin Chew Daily
"A Sunken Dream of The Cosmic Wanderers- Redemption in the Modern Age"
"Nana and Ah Lu: A Symphony of Light and Shadow in the Realm of Art"
"The Cleaning Lady - Entering the Inner Landscape of the Inner Child"
"Countering Modern Deficiencies with Classics: A Review of 'A Dialogue of Lack/Lost'”
"Monodramatic Narratives of Diaspora: A George Town Family's Story Unfolds in 'The Storyteller”
“Using Comedy to Examine the Absurd Patriarchy”
"Creative Expressions of Social Justice: A Review of the Penang Inter-Secondary School Gender Equality Drama Competition"
"Deconstructing Hero Myths: A Review of 'The Myth of the Sunrise'"
“Dialogue with Space - Performance Practices Beyond Theater”
“If Plastic Has Life - Watch the Shadow Puppetry of ‘Plastic City’”
"Navigating Life's Gray Areas: A Review of 'The Music Boy with Red Balloon'”
“Performance and Stereotype Building in Daily Life”
“Whose Version 2020? - Multiple Dialectics of National Agenda and Personal Life Experiences”
"The Personal as Political: 'Pulse' Interweaves Individual Narratives with National Identity"
Street Voice
"Whose Gaze? A Brief Discussion on the Social Practice of Documentary Films”
“Lembu, Beyond the Ethnic Boundaries”
Wu Ben Film Magazine
“The Journey of Director Tan Seng Kiat”
The Selangors
“Those Years, as if There Was Light”
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