Chong Keat Aun
CHONG Keat Aun (1978, Malaysia) is a filmmaker, performing artist and broadcaster of Chinese descent. He made his directorial debut with the 2018 short The Cemetery of Courtesy. His feature film The Story of Southern Islet was released in 2020. The film, which was based on his own parents, won him the prize for Best New Director and the FIPRESCI Prize at Golden Horse Film Festival.
Filmography
The Cemetery of Courtesy (2018, short), Nan wu/The Story of Southern Islet (2020)
Chong Keat Aun at IFFR
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The Story of Southern Islet
In a Malaysian village, a fishmonger suffers from a mysterious illness. Is it black magic? Did he upset a god?