Mickey Lai

Mickey Lai

Director · Producer · Writer

Malaysia
October 23, 1995

Biography

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.

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Mickey Lai 1

Representative Works

The Cloud Is Still There
The Cloud Is Still There
10.0
/ Chinese Simplified
Fruit
Fruit
No Rating Yet
/ Malay
Ah Ma
Ah Ma
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/ Chinese Simplified
A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be
A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be
No Rating Yet
/ Chinese Simplified
where time stood still
where time stood still
7.0
/ English
Demain, il y aura quelque chose de nouveau
Demain, il y aura quelque chose de nouveau
No Rating Yet
/ Italian
WAShhh
WAShhh
8.0
/ Malay
At February's End
At February's End
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/ Italian
All about I Loved You
All about I Loved You
4.0
/ Chinese Simplified

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Cloud Is Still There
2020Winner

Best Director

The Cloud Is Still There

Fruit
2026Nominee

Best Director

Fruit

Ah Ma
2024Nominee

Best Director

Ah Ma

Career Highlights

A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be
2022Highlight

Best Director

A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be

where time stood still
2022Highlight

Best Picture

where time stood still

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