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Causeway
Production Country (s) Malaysia Production Company (s) NINJIA PRODUCTION
Genre Drama, Fantasy Production Spec HD / Color / 90min
Production Stage
(or Project Status)		 Script Development Expected Date of Completion 2022 March
Total Budget
(Negative Cost)		 480,000 USD Confirmed Financing -
Director Aw See Wee Email of Director awseewee@hotmail.com
Profile of the Director Born in a Johor, Malaysia, Aw See Wee is a graduate of National Taiwan University of the Arts. Currently based in Kuala Lumpur, his works centre around humanity relationships and social issues.

See Wee written and directed his latest short film “KAMPUNG TAPIR” which has been selected over 60 international film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere Film Festival, Busan ISFF (NETPAC Award), and Oaxaca Filmfest etc. The film explores the life of migrant worker in between borders, which is a similar theme to his current feature film in development ”CAUSEWAY”.
Producer (s) LIM Shu Jia Email of Producer (s) shujia.lim@gmail.com
Profile of the Producer (s) Shu Jia was born in Taiping, Perak. She started to join the TV industry since 2009, then few years later film industry. Learning everything about film from the set and passionate people around. Since then she participates in many Malaysian film productions. Recently forming her own production company Ninjia Production, she is connected with many local talented actors/ artists and crews in Malaysia.

Shu Jia line produced short film KAMPUNG TAPIR in 2017 which went to various international film festival, she is currently producing a co-production feature base in Malaysia and planned to introduce it in 2020.
Logline The nations border temporary closed because of an escaping tiger, two migrant workers stuck in Causeway happily, but realised they are stranger to their home in Malaysia.
Synopsis Malaysian blue collar worker Ben (18) works in the Singaporean machinery company, he meets Ann (21), a clerk from same hometown hoping to become a higher class person. They are among the millions workers crossing the Causeway nations border daily.
A missing tiger causing the immigration custom closure, Ben and Ann stuck in the Causeway together with few other Malaysian workers for the whole night. Ironically they are happier being isolated in this no man’s land. They all sing and dance, setting up campfire and grill their supper caught freshly from the sea, having their happiest moment without social & monetary rules.