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Chui Mui Tan

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  • Producer
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Chui Mui Tan
The inhabitants of a Malaysian coastal fishing village struggle in a hostile environment. Has there been a disaster? A deadly epidemic? What happened to the elephant? Was there an elephant? An intriguing tragicomedy about isolation
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The Elephant and the Sea (2007)
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Chui Mui Tan was born on 9 October 1978 in Malaysia. She is a director and producer, known for Barbarian Invasion (2021), Love Conquers All (2006) and Year Without a Summer (2010).
BornOctober 9, 1978
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BornOctober 9, 1978
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Known for

    Barbarian Invasion (2021)
    Barbarian Invasion
    6.5
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2021
    Love Conquers All (2006)
    Love Conquers All
    5.6
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2006
    Year Without a Summer (2010)
    Year Without a Summer
    6.6
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2010
    Letters from the South (2013)
    Letters from the South
    5.9
    Movie
    • Director(segment "A Night in Malacca")
    • 2013

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    Director

    • I Am the Beauty of Your Beauty, I Am the Fear of Your Fear (2024)
      I Am the Beauty of Your Beauty, I Am the Fear of Your Fear
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Barbarian Invasion (2021)
      Barbarian Invasion
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Claudine Atitaya Craig in Fragment (2015)
      Fragment
      5.6
      • Director (segment "The Beautiful Losers")
      • 2015
    • The Beautiful Losers (2015)
      The Beautiful Losers
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Letters from the South (2013)
      Letters from the South
      5.9
      • Director (segment "A Night in Malacca")
      • 2013
    • Yulu (2011)
      Yulu
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Year Without a Summer (2010)
      Year Without a Summer
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Everyday Everyday
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • James Lee, Amir Muhammad, Yuhang Ho, Namron, Desmond Ng, Linus Chung, Ming Jin Woo, Seng Tat Liew, Yasmin Ahmad, Chui Mui Tan, Bahir Yeusuff, Khairil M. Bahar, Benji Lim, Johan John, Mussadique Suleiman, Kamal Sabran, and Jordan Suleiman in 15Malaysia (2009)
      15Malaysia
      6.9
      • Director (segment "One Future")
      • 2009
    • To Say Goodbye
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • All My Failed Attempts (2009)
      All My Failed Attempts
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Nobody's Girlfriend
      3.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Love Conquers All (2006)
      Love Conquers All
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Company of Mushrooms
      5.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • South of South
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005

    Producer

    • To Kill a Mongolian Horse (2024)
      To Kill a Mongolian Horse
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Wind Will Say (2022)
      The Wind Will Say
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Sometime, Sometime (2020)
      Sometime, Sometime
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Kisah Pelayaran ke Terengganu (2016)
      Kisah Pelayaran ke Terengganu
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016
    • Letters from the South (2013)
      Letters from the South
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Ruguo hai you mingtian (2012)
      Ruguo hai you mingtian
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Malaysian Gods (2009)
      Malaysian Gods
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Chua Thien See, Pete Teo, and Sunny Pang in Call If You Need Me (2009)
      Call If You Need Me
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Punggok rindukan bulan (2008)
      Punggok rindukan bulan
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Flower in the Pocket (2007)
      Flower in the Pocket
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Bok Lai Loh and Len Siew Mee in Things We Do When We Fall in Love (2007)
      Things We Do When We Fall in Love
      5.2
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Apa khabar orang kampung (2007)
      Apa khabar orang kampung
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Len Siew Mee in Nian ni ru xi (2006)
      Nian ni ru xi
      5.9
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • Chemman Chaalai (2005)
      Chemman Chaalai
      8.6
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Wind Chimes
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004

    Writer

    • Barbarian Invasion (2021)
      Barbarian Invasion
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Letters from the South (2013)
      Letters from the South
      5.9
      • Writer (segment "A Night in Malacca")
      • 2013
    • Year Without a Summer (2010)
      Year Without a Summer
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Everyday Everyday
      5.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • To Say Goodbye
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • All My Failed Attempts (2009)
      All My Failed Attempts
      7.0
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Nobody's Girlfriend
      3.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Love Conquers All (2006)
      Love Conquers All
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • South of South
      6.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • A Tree in Tanjung Malim (2004)
      A Tree in Tanjung Malim
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology (2004)
      Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology
      6.5
      • Writer (segment "Waiting For Them")
      • 2004
    • Hometown (2003)
      Hometown
      Short
      • writer
      • 2003
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