
Chan Teik Quan
Directing
Biography
Chan Teik Quan, born in 1996, is an assistant lecturer in the Faculty of Cinematic Arts at Multimedia University, Malaysia. His short film, 'Setting Moon', won the Jury's Choice and People's Choice Awards at the Kancil 666 - Young Directors Challenge 2019, as well as the Silver Award for New Director Lotus at ADFEST 2021. His short films have been screened at various international film festivals, including Singapore International Film Festival, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Minikino Film Week, and Cardiff International Film Festival, among others. He often draws inspiration from the mortality of human life and the impermanence of conditioned things.
Known For

A girl reminiscences the conversations and past memories by listening to a vinyl left behind by her dead lover.
where time stood still

A junior overhears some juicy gossip, but when she attempts to retell it, she falls flat and bores her audience. Frustrated with her lackluster storytelling skills, a group of seniors take it upon themselves to teach her the art of gossiping
Ngompat

On the last night of Ramadhan, three cousins share ghost stories, convinced that spirits are chained away. But as the night deepens, eerie truths about one of their family members unravel.
Mandang

A series of intersectional relationship stories that revolve around and bring unity with the diversity of food in Malaysia.
Bebel

A young man reconnects with his deceased mother through their mutual love for plain black coffee.
Kopi 'O' Kosong

On her way home from work, Keen encounters a mysterious woman from “somewhere far away” in the midnight bus, who reveals to her that she is on a one-day trip to visit her family who she has not seen for a long time. As Keen finds out more about the mysterious woman in the bus, she reflects on familial values and the meaning of separation.
Mourning Visit

Two friends try to open up to each other and talk about their insecurities.
Spotlight

Suri (a representation of Mahsuri and ‘penunggu’) submits her whole being to an old yet charming kampong house and vows to remain devoted for better or worse. Every once a month, Suri performs a ritual that she believes will strengthen the bond between her and the house. In return, the house blesses her with beauty and grace. As she ages, Suri loses her sense of identity and starts to give in to temptations. The story then follows how Suri battles between facing her personal desires and tending to the house.
Suri

Fate intervenes when ex-lovers Alee and Chan unexpectedly reunite at a friend's out-of-town wedding. Their chance encounter rekindles a spark, but the truth threatens to unravel their connection.
The Price I Pay For Hurting God's Favourite

A man laments his recent breakup and affair through a recording tape in a motel.
STORY 2: REGARDLESS, I STILL LONG FOR YOU

An elderly couple approach old age and death light-heartedly as they prepare for each other's departure from life. The husband scavenges to earn money for his dying wife's funeral, while she slowly realises that separation is imminent.
Weeping Birds

Transitioning into womanhood without a mother, a 21-year-old woman looks through her late mother's old belongings to capture the last drop of warmth she left for her.
The 46th Moon
A Covid-19 omnibus film by students of Multimedia University (Malaysia).
The Act of Loneliness

People using their senses to 'feel' their surroundings before everything changes with time.
Anitya (Impermanence)

In the very end, once a soul has been cleansed of its past, it will take one last journey to the deepest of the abyss for a new beginning. To fulfil her filial piety, a young woman accompanies her mother on the journey to the end of her being. Under the setting moon, they reminisce about the past.