Otak-Otak

After working in Malaysia for years, Fen returns to China, trying to reconnect with the strangers whom she calls family.

  • Chia Chee Sum
    Director
  • Chia Chee Sum
    Writer
  • Huang Tingting
    Producer
  • Qin Yu
    Key Cast
    "Fen"
  • Zhang Jishuang
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • Guo Yiting
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Chia Chee Sum
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    乌达乌达
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 24, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Malaysia
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • FIRST International Film Festival
    Xining
    China
    July 25, 2019
    World
Director Biography - Chia Chee Sum

Chia Chee Sum (1983, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) started making short films during his studies at the Multimedia University (Cyberjaya, Malaysia), where he majored in 3D animation. Alumnus of Asian Film Academy 2007, and FIRST Training Camp at FIRST International Film Festival 2019 in Xining, China. His short films were screened in Busan International Short Film Festival, SGIFF, and other film festivals. Through filmmaking, animation and photography, he tells stories about peripheral everyday life inspired by urban dwellers he came into contact with.

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Director Statement

Otak-Otak was made during the FIRST Training Camp in Xining, China, as part of the FIRST International Film Festival 2019. The film was inspired by a conversation with my grandfather, about his diaspora siblings in China.