MAO MAO (2019)

"Mao Mao" is a short film based in 1980s Singapore. We follow Ting, a 6-year old girl living in a Kampung (village) with her parents and a beloved pet chicken named Mao Mao. It is the family’s last day in the Kampung, they prepare to move to a newly built HDB (high rise residential) flat. At the new HDB apartment, Ting’s parents discover Mao Mao and threatens to cull the chicken, causing Ting to run away with Mao Mao. Cycling all the back to her Kampung home, Ting overcomes the challenges faced hoping to stay together with her chicken, only to be found by her parents.

A student FYP film that was done in ADM, NTU.

Director: Gary Chia

Producer: Daniel Choo

Director of Photography: Ibrahim Zubir

Art Director: Tong Xuhan

Sound Director: Junyuan Loo (Yours truly)

Editor: Nathalie Au