Chia Chee Sum (1983, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) started making short films during his studies at the Multimedia University (Cyberjaya, Malaysia), where he majored in 3D animation. An alumnus of Asian Film Academy, and founder of theCommonist, a film and animation production house based in Malaysia and Thailand. Through filmmaking, animation and photography, he tells stories about peripheral everyday life inspired by urban dwellers he came into contact with.