Mickey Lai
Directing
- Born
- October 23, 1995 (age 31) · Malaysia
Born in Malaysia in 1995, Mickey Lai is a Master’s graduate in film and TV production from the Met Film School in London. She is interested in telling stories about diverse cultural values, mortality, and identity. Her directorial short debut, The Cloud Is Still There (2020), was selected for Busan, Clermont-Ferrand, and Shanghai. Her documentary short, A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be (2022), was screened at Taipei Golden Horse, SGIFF, Toronto Reel Asian, and won the Jury Award at SeaShorts. In 2024, her latest short film, WAShhh, was awarded the Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best International Short Film at Locarno77. She is also an alumni of Golden Horse Film Academy 2024 and Locarno Spring Academy 2025.
Known for
where time stood still
July 12, 2022
WAShhh
August 10, 2024
The Cloud Is Still There
September 13, 2020
All about I Loved You
November 20, 2024
A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be
September 25, 2022
Ah Ma
October 27, 2024
Demain, il y aura quelque chose de nouveau
August 7, 2025
At February's End
August 7, 2025
Fruit
March 16, 2026
Behind the camera9
- 2026Fruit Script Supervisor
- 2025Demain, il y aura quelque chose de nouveau Director
- 2025At February's End Director, Writer
- 2024All about I Loved You Director
- 2024Ah Ma Assistant Director
- 2024WAShhh Director, Writer
- 2022A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be Director, Editor, Cinematography
- 2022where time stood still Producer
- 2020The Cloud Is Still There Director, Writer, Editor