THE beauty of Tawau, Sabah, is set to greet international audiences, thanks to its famous son.A labour of love from award-winning filmmaker Soon King Yaw, work on the story that takes place in his hometown has started.The United States-based filmmaker is developing a tale that unfolds in Tawau to translate its beauty and serenity into film, and share it with the world.
Besides his passion-driven project, Soon is currently busy with post-production work for When I See The Wind, a short film he is producing in collaboration with Bay-Area cinematographer Andrés Gallegos. The 29-year-old, who hopes to make feature films one day, attributes his success to his single mother’s perseverance and strong work ethics, which he said have shaped him to become who he is today. Do your best or don’t do it at all, she would say. Living by those words of wisdom, The One Academy graduate made headlines when his animated documentary was chosen as the opening film of the KQED Homemade Film Festival last year.
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