Lau Kek-huat

Lau Kek-huat

Director · Producer · Writer

Biography

Kek-huat Lau (Chinese: 廖克發) is a Malaysian documentary filmmaker based in Taiwan. He is known for discussing issues surrounding South East Asian history in his films. His five-hour long documentary, From Island to Island, won the Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Grand Prize at the Taipei Film Awards.

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Representative Works

Ten Years Taiwan
Ten Years Taiwan
8.8
/ Chinese Simplified
The Waves Will Carry Us
The Waves Will Carry Us
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/ Chinese Simplified
Firefly
Firefly
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/ Chinese Simplified
Between the Stars and Waves
Between the Stars and Waves
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/ Chinese Simplified
Boluomi
Boluomi
7.0
/ Chinese Simplified
KAREN
KAREN
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/ Tamil
The Sleep
The Sleep
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/ English
Boy in the Secret Forest
Boy in the Secret Forest
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/ Chinese Simplified
Love the Dead
Love the Dead
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/ Chinese Simplified
Nia's Door
Nia's Door
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/ Chinese Simplified
The Brave Swing
The Brave Swing
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/ Chinese Simplified
Her Wrong Face
Her Wrong Face
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/ Chinese Simplified

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Ten Years Taiwan
2019Winner

Best Director

Ten Years Taiwan

The Waves Will Carry Us
2026Nominee

Best Director

The Waves Will Carry Us

Firefly
2018Nominee

Best Director

Firefly

Career Highlights

Between the Stars and Waves
2022Highlight

Best Director

Between the Stars and Waves

Boluomi
2019Highlight

Best Director

Boluomi