Mien Ly

Iron Hill Media

BIOGRAPHIE

Mien.ly makes films and teaches media related subjects in local colleges. Aside from producing branded video content and directing drama for online platforms, she enjoys creating fictional stories. An alumni of Bifan’s Fantastic Film School 2018, she write and directed a mini web-series ‘Marilah Sayang’ (Come, My Dear) about Pontianak (Malaysian vampires) vigilantes which is free for viewing on Unifi Play TV app. Her dystopian short film ‘Selam 2.0’ (Dive 2.0) won 4 awards at BMW Shorties 2017. She founded the project HerStory Malaysia, a platform for women to share stories of desires and sexuality through short films in 2010. Her short film ‘Kaulah Yang Aku Mahu’ (You Are the One I Want) was selected for screening at the San Francisco International Women Film Fest in March 2014. Her work has been screened in IAWRT Asian Womens’ Film Festival 2006 and Films of Desire 2007, both of which were held in India, and Asian HotShots Festival 2008 in Berlin. She has also conducted training on human rights, gender and sexuality, non-racism and video-making for advocacy. She previously worked with KOMAS as Programme Coordinator; EngageMedia as South-East Asian Trainer and Coordinator; and Women’s Centre for Change (Penang) as Communication Officer. She obtained an MA in Gender Studies from Sussex University, UK as a recipient of the Chevening Scholarship in 2010. Follow her adventure on https://www.instagram.com/mien.ly

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