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Portrait of the Lion

The man behind the Lion, Master Siow or Siow Sifu, the man behind the craftsmanship of lion dance. Not only does he make the Lions, he teaches and trains the next generation from the dances to the crafts. He talks about his legacy in this industry of Lion Dances, and shares his thoughts of how the world will hold on to this tradition and culture.

He is well renowned for his contribution to the Lion Dance community for decades, but now we wonder if he will retire?

Portrait of the Lion is part of a documentary series by ARCHIVED. A documentary brand by Gordon Ling.

  • Gordon Ling
    Director
  • Ryan Chin
    Director of Photography
  • Gordon Ling
    Producer
  • Gabriel Lee
    Producer
  • Benedict Tan
    Production Manager
  • Gabriel Lee
    Editor
  • Gordon Ling
    Editor
  • Andrew Lau
    Translator
  • Gabriel Lee
    Translator
  • William Teoh
    Translator
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Observational, Interview
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 11, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    110 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Malaysia
  • Country of Filming:
    Malaysia
  • Language:
    Mandarin Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Super 35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Gordon Ling

Gordon Ling, the Director of Reanimated Productions, who is passionate storyteller and filmmaker uses his skills and talents as a mean to send out simple messages in an unusual context through short films or any passion-projects (self funded). Started as an editor from a young age, he has learn to tell story in various types of contents to suit their own audience, and eventually learnt cinematography to tell his own story. Gordon also started on his own to set up his company after leaving his full-time job in Astro, beginning with wedding videography to corporate videos, and now specialising in commercials, documentaries, and series.

What was once just a talk now turned into a reality after facing the pandemic in 2020 and almost loosing all client projects. With the free time and little to no money, Gordon set out to produce his first documentary despite having little to no money for himself or the company.

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