A group of filmmakers embark on a personal journey to uncover the fading stories of their heritage, speaking with the local people of Malaya as they share their experiences of what life was like during the Japanese Occupation. Margaret, Wai Chee, Miss Ma and many other survivors recall stories of being a little girl smuggling rice in for their village, living above an undertaker’s business and girls having to dress as boys to prevent being taken as comfort women. Their previously undocumented accounts provide an educational journey and a new perspective on WW2 for future generations on what will soon be a forgotten history while opening up the doors to forgiveness, connection and identity.
In 1941, the Japanese Imperial Army advance through Malaya, challenging a dignified mother’s beliefs while protecting her young daughter from the horrors that are slowly befalling their country.
Written and Directed by Taysha McFarland
Following her rise to infamy with the hit song, ‘I LOVE BOBA’, Malaysian pastel-loving, teen sensation, Bing Bing, takes an embarrassing turn when it is ill-received, leading to a humiliating public breakup and a nation-wide scandal. Taking the only logical action, Bing-Bing fakes her death, and absconds away to live a life of mundane obscurity in Australia under the guise of ‘Cassie’.
Years pass like this, until her parents put up an ultimatum for her to return back to Malaysia claiming that the heat has died down or they will cut her off financially. Cassie, determined to stay hidden, embarks on a new mission to find herself a job, when she happens across a chance encounter with a charming barista, Reuben, who starts to break down her walls. That is until the arrival of her former best friend-turned-popstar-arch-nemesis, Darling Foo, who’s partnered with her heartbreaker ex-boyfriend Choy Pau, which threatens her budding romance with Reuben.
An eclectic group of employees find themselves trapped in their arcade and forced to play an Ultimate Escape Room devised by their geeky general manager.
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