Filmmaker Statement

Growing up within an Asian family in Malaysia, death felt like a very taboo yet nonchalant topic. This film revolves around my personal experiences of coming to terms with human mortality and accepting the uncertainties that surround it. Similarly to Lianne, I set out to figure out my after-life plans only to realize that to understand death, I first had to be enamored with the beauty of life - making the most out of it with our loved ones. Thus, this story unfolds as a young adolescent’s first time truly grappling with the concept of death during their formative years.