
Emily Ong Shuyi
Directing
Biography
Emily Ong (they/them) is a Malaysian filmmaker and creative practitioner invested in decolonisation and community. Their work explores multiplicity and transformation of identity during a time of intense environmental shift.
Known For

On the day of his grandma’s funeral, 17-year-old Red faces multi-generational demons in this surreal horror film exploring colonial trauma and Black family histories.
Black & White Duppy

17-year-old Giddy spends a week in England seeking reconnection with her queer and estranged sister, Julie. On the night of Julie’s 24th birthday, Giddy faces a tumultuous transition into adulthood. The sisters clash as old patterns and memories remerge.
My Sister Is a Butterfly

Stranded in an alien environment, a community struggles and perseveres to mend itself.
Abantu-同人

Bulan, a 26-year-old Kenyah sape player is trying to crack into the Kuala Lumpur music scene. However, since her mother’s death, she has not been able to dream, and in turn, she has not been able to play any music, much less perform on stage. In an attempt to overcome her creative block, she tries to fix her late mother's heirloom sape. The search for the strings of her mother’s sape takes Bulan to witchdoctor who fixes broken promises, falling in love and a chance to play the sape again.
Iman Untuk Bulan

As for the Wheldon family Sunday tradition, the parents Frank and Molly are preparing a splendid roast chicken. But their daughter Laura knows all too well that this is just their way of settling their differences.