Loo Yuan Ling

An anthology of seven stories exploring the unseen spaces that shape us: between memory and desire, departure and return. Each lifetime captures fleeting moments of connection and transformation across time and space, where meaning hides behind invisible skies

A bigoted Chinese grandfather having to look after his biracial grandson at the onset of a global pandemic lockdown

Chinese primary student En Qi struggles with Malay spelling, often confusing it with English. This incurs the wrath of his strict teacher who humiliates and punishes him unsparingly.

A grown up recalling her childhood life, living in a “kampung” before it was demolished for developments. She recalls the good and bad times of living there. When comparing the past and the present, she noticed that things have changed, but life goes on anyways. She learned to appreciate the random flowers in life although some of them might not even have a name.

Two women are estranged as mother and daughter, but their lives are interwoven by an invisible thread. The old mother seeks a home with one of her 4 daughters in a world that no longer wants her. The young mom, shattered from recent divorce, has to piece together a broken home. Looking to their past to try and find answers for an uncertain future, their search eventually brings the mother and daughter together.

During the pandemic, online meetings become a new platform for education. This film follows the students and teachers adapting to that new form of learning.