Bio

Christopher Chong Chan Fui is a Malaysian/Canadian filmmaker. He has written and directed a number of short films including Tuesday Be My Friend (2005) and has worked in film, television and animation production. Christopher’s career began in Canada where he directed a number of experimental hand-processed films and began screening his work in over 20 festivals on the global circuit. He was awarded Best Emerging Filmmaker in Toronto in 2001. His first feature, KARAOKE, premiered at the 2009 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and was awarded the Maverick Prize at the 2009 Calgary International Film Festival, Canada.

Works

Kolam (Pool)

  • 2007
  • Chris Chan Fui Chong

"Kolam (Pool)" is a touching portrait of a community attempting to rebuild and heal itself following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that shocked the world. The titular swimming pool is a temporary makeshift basin created to help the children of Aceh, Indonesia, face their fear of water and learn to swim again, despite the losses their community suffered when the sea came crashing in. Chong Chan Fui observes their progress with affection and a poet’s eye.

Kolam (Pool)