Nyi Ma Lay

Nyi Ma Lay

2017 · 20 min

In a high-rise private estate, a girl sits precariously on a ledge but nobody knows why. Inspired by recent events of foreign domestic helpers in Singapore taking their own lives.

Directed by Chiang Wei-liang

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