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Outside

Kai Xi is a film student who wants to impress his family with his FPV drone but lacks the motivation to fix his drone after crashing. Thus, he has to find his passion and the root of his depression to overcome his mental health issues and achieve the drone trick he always wanted to show his father.

  • Khong Jing Chao
    Director
  • Yeoh Zi Xian
    Writer
  • Khong Jing Chao
    Writer
  • Teng Por Xuen
    Writer
  • Teng Por Xuen
    Key Cast
    "Tan Kai Xi"
  • Adrian Chang
    Key Cast
    "Kai Xi's Dad"
  • Rachel Yeoh
    Key Cast
    "Kai Xi's Mom"
  • Yeoh Zi Xian
    Co-Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Short Drama
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Malaysia
  • Country of Filming:
    Malaysia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Sony)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    32:15
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Khong Jing Chao

A 19-year-old boy was born and grew up in Penang, Malaysia. Jing Chao started making videos for clubs and events of his high school, then joined a local film production as a full-time videographer and video editor after graduation. One day, he stumbles upon a client on Fiverr who is entering a film festival, which is the first time he ever heard of a film festival and how it works. He knew this was a great opportunity, so he set off as his passion project, throwing his own pocket money and collaborating with two of his friends to produce his first-ever short film "Outside". He is also an FPV drone pilot who wants to bring the attention of FPV into the film industry, with the dream of contributing FPV into Hollywood or Netflix scenes.

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Director Statement

This short film "Outside" focuses on the theme that if we want to quit our current state of depression or unhappiness, we should go out and do something we love doing. In the story, the father's death makes Kai Xi really depressed, so much that he refuses the help of his mother through her paper notes, thinking that his father is still alive. However, he remembered a message from his father about going out to do something he loved doing if he ever found himself stuck in life. This push allowed Kai Xi to acknowledge the accident of his father and the doubts of flying his drone. In the end, he kept all the paper notes that his mother gave him in a jar as a way to appreciate and move on.