Chicago-based Malaysian director highlights Malaysia's stateless and refugee communities in animated docuseries

'Each story aims to guide viewers to a place of understanding and empathy for our participants,' says Jean Ho.

Jean Ho, a Malaysian director currently based in Chicago, the United States, wanted to tackle the topic of Malaysia's stateless and refugee communities as her next project.

Inspired by the lack of attention to these communities, she first applied for a grant in 2020 with Freedom Film Network but didn't succeed.