MEET THE TEAM
SHIILĀ SEOK WUN AU YONG
Co-producer, Lead Cast, Director/Editor
Shiilā Seok Wun Au Yong (they/them/she/hers) is a queer filmmaker, educator and underwater cinematographer. They/She is currently a Ph.D. fellow in Cultural Foundations of Education at Syracuse University. Shiilā holds a MFA in Film, also at Syracuse University, as a Fulbright grantee. Their/Her research interests are disability studies, dialogic pedagogy, autobiography, narrative, black feminist thought and postcolonial studies. Born and raised in Malaysia as a third generation Chinese descent, their/her filmmaking interest lies in telling compelling human stories by combining both fiction and non-fiction elements, exploring identities, LGBTQ, family dynamics and sense of belongings. Their/Her films have been screened in film festivals in Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Canada and the United States. They/She has conducted various community filmmaking workshops as well as teaching acting and filmmaking at a school for underprivileged children in Malaysia. They/She is now putting their/her focus on their/her scholarship, with the intention of using personal narrative and reflexivity as a tool for healing and soft activism. Shiilā enjoys cycling and chasing sunset with her camera phone.
FAITH NJAHÎRA WANGARÎ
Co-producer, Lead Cast
Faith Njahîra, pronouns (She/Her), is a disabled wheelchair-using African woman with muscular dystrophy committed to research and community work guided by disability justice, feminism and anti-ableism. Faith is currently an independent researcher and consultant in the areas of disability, sexuality, health & education working with intersectional approaches. She founded Muscular Dystrophy Society Kenya in 2013 as a support platform for those with muscular dystrophy and their loved ones. She has previously worked with national, regional and international organisations supporting in their disability approaches and disability inclusion in their work. Faith holds a graduate degree from Syracuse university through the Open Society Foundation’s scholarship on inclusive education. She has served as visiting faculty on centering disability at organisational and learning institution’s levels. To occupy her time, she offers pro-bono and paid services to organisations and institutions at various levels working in her areas of interest. Through all her work, she strives to ensure that the world doesn’t have the pleasure of imagining that diversity doesn’t exist. Music, nature, the warmth of the sun and time with loved ones bring her joy.