Bradley Liew

Bradley Liew

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Bradley Liew is a Malaysian born-Philippines based filmmaker who works as a Director, Producer and Cinematographer in both countries. In 2012, he was accepted into the Asian Film Academy of the Busan IFF where he won the Lumos Award for Outstanding Performance from celebrated Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke. He is also an alumnus of the NAFF Fanastic Film School, Berlinale Talents, Tokyo Talents, Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Eave Ties that Bind and the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab. In 2016, he completed his first feature film, a Malaysia-Philippine coproduction entitled Singing In Graveyards, which was the recipient of the Visions Sud Est Production Support Fund, the Southeast Asian Film Lab Most Promising Project Award and the Talents Tokyo Next Masters Support Program International Promotion Fund under Producer Bianca Balbuena. Singing In Graveyards made its world premiere in-competition at the 2016 Venice International Film Critics' Week. It went on to festivals such as Thessaloniki, Mostra Sao Paulo, Busan, Hawaii, Minsk, Singapore and won best film in both Kolkata and Malaysia.

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Essential Truths of the Lake
Producer
Ethically conflicted police lieutenant Hermes Papauran continues his struggle to find resolution to a 15-year-old case around a volcanic ash laden landscape and an impenetrable lake. A prequel to When the Waves Are Gone.
In My Mother's Skin
Producer
Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
Nocebo
Co-Producer
A fashion designer hires a nanny from the Philippines to assist her in caring for her family while she is suffering from what she believes is a tick-related illness. The nanny uses traditional Filipino folk healing techniques to help her, but in the process of doing so, she uncovers a horrifying truth about why she is there and why her employer is actually sick.
When the Waves Are Gone
Producer
Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators of the Philippines, is at a deep moral crossroad. As a member of the police forces, he is a first-hand witness of the murderous anti-drug campaign that his institution is implementing with dedication. The atrocities are corroding Hermes physically and spiritually, causing him a severe skin disease resulting from anxiety and guilt. As he tries to heal, a dark past haunts him and has eventually come back for a reckoning.
Midnight in a Perfect World
Producer
In the near future, Manila is an almost-utopian city, but they still believe in ghost stories. Nobody survives the mysterious blackouts that happen in random parts of the city after midnight. Nobody believes the horrors in its darkness are even real. Four friends are about to find out that you don’t need to believe, for it to come for you.
Motel Acacia
Director
In the cold west, Motel Acacia is tasked with exterminating immigrants by the government through a BED, haunted with the spirit of a Filipino tree demon, that eats men and impregnates women. A young Filipino man, JC, is groomed by his tyrannical caucasian Father to take over the business.
Motel Acacia
Writer
In the cold west, Motel Acacia is tasked with exterminating immigrants by the government through a BED, haunted with the spirit of a Filipino tree demon, that eats men and impregnates women. A young Filipino man, JC, is groomed by his tyrannical caucasian Father to take over the business.
Ma
Producer
After his mother dies suddenly, Samuel goes into a mysterious cave that claims to grant wishes and asks for his mother’s life back.
Ma
Editor
After his mother dies suddenly, Samuel goes into a mysterious cave that claims to grant wishes and asks for his mother’s life back.
Season of the Devil
Militia 3
In the late 70s, a gang of militias under the control of the military, terrorizes a remote village in the Philippines. The poet/teacher/activist, Hugo Haniway, decides to find out the truth about the disappearance of his wife. A love story set in the darkest period of Philippine history, the Marcos Dictatorship. Based on real events and real characters.
Season of the Devil
Producer
In the late 70s, a gang of militias under the control of the military, terrorizes a remote village in the Philippines. The poet/teacher/activist, Hugo Haniway, decides to find out the truth about the disappearance of his wife. A love story set in the darkest period of Philippine history, the Marcos Dictatorship. Based on real events and real characters.
Doors: Team B Terror
Creator
A nightmare of a basketball team during their stay at an old dormitory.
Doors: Team B Terror
Producer
A nightmare of a basketball team during their stay at an old dormitory.
Singing in Graveyards
Editor
Pepe, a 68-year-old impersonator of a Filipino rock legend, lives alone on the borders of reality, imagination and mysticism. One day, he is finally given the chance to open for the rock legend’s concert but he must do something neither of them has done before – write a love song.
Singing in Graveyards
Screenplay
Pepe, a 68-year-old impersonator of a Filipino rock legend, lives alone on the borders of reality, imagination and mysticism. One day, he is finally given the chance to open for the rock legend’s concert but he must do something neither of them has done before – write a love song.
Singing in Graveyards
Director
Pepe, a 68-year-old impersonator of a Filipino rock legend, lives alone on the borders of reality, imagination and mysticism. One day, he is finally given the chance to open for the rock legend’s concert but he must do something neither of them has done before – write a love song.
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
Tubak
Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.
Describe the Color Red to a Blind Man
Producer
A long time ago, young mermaid (or an actress playing the role of a mermaid) ran away from the sea to find out what it was like living among humans. The mermaid grew up experiencing all that she wanted but at the cost of her being tainted by human nature. On her last day of whatever magic she has left would allow her to return to her people, she contemplates on returning to a land of perfection.
Describe the Color Red to a Blind Man
Editor
A long time ago, young mermaid (or an actress playing the role of a mermaid) ran away from the sea to find out what it was like living among humans. The mermaid grew up experiencing all that she wanted but at the cost of her being tainted by human nature. On her last day of whatever magic she has left would allow her to return to her people, she contemplates on returning to a land of perfection.
Describe the Color Red to a Blind Man
Director
A long time ago, young mermaid (or an actress playing the role of a mermaid) ran away from the sea to find out what it was like living among humans. The mermaid grew up experiencing all that she wanted but at the cost of her being tainted by human nature. On her last day of whatever magic she has left would allow her to return to her people, she contemplates on returning to a land of perfection.
Star
Director
Tender exploration of a disconnected relationship between a beautiful stage performer from China, who is trying to preserve her dignity, and a Malay motorcycle gangster, who clings on to their love hopelessly.
Conscience
Sound Designer
This is the story of Marie Mayuga, who finds herself burdened with different kinds of problems. She is facing the dilemma of giving up her morality and importantly, her husband's high code of honor to resolve her problems, as well as to advance the stagnating career of her husband.
Conscience
Editor
This is the story of Marie Mayuga, who finds herself burdened with different kinds of problems. She is facing the dilemma of giving up her morality and importantly, her husband's high code of honor to resolve her problems, as well as to advance the stagnating career of her husband.
Conscience
Cinematography
This is the story of Marie Mayuga, who finds herself burdened with different kinds of problems. She is facing the dilemma of giving up her morality and importantly, her husband's high code of honor to resolve her problems, as well as to advance the stagnating career of her husband.
Soap Opera
Cinematography
Desperately finding ways to support their sickly child, Noel and Liza welcome a new addition to their family, Ben, a rich foreigner who is hoping to build a family of his own. Together they play the game of deceit and make believe, but the truth is far from being hidden as the soap operas they consume daily that vividly mirror what they have been hiding all along.
We Need To Break Up
Bradley (Aunty's Boyfriend)
Little 4-year-old Juliet is eating dinner with her 30-year-old Aunty Sunshine. Frustrated by Sunshine’s inability to break up with her jerk of a boyfriend, Juliet starts to throw a tantrum. Through this, Juliet decides to teach Aunty Sunshine exactly how to cause a sensational break up.
We Need To Break Up
Producer
Little 4-year-old Juliet is eating dinner with her 30-year-old Aunty Sunshine. Frustrated by Sunshine’s inability to break up with her jerk of a boyfriend, Juliet starts to throw a tantrum. Through this, Juliet decides to teach Aunty Sunshine exactly how to cause a sensational break up.
We Need To Break Up
Editor
Little 4-year-old Juliet is eating dinner with her 30-year-old Aunty Sunshine. Frustrated by Sunshine’s inability to break up with her jerk of a boyfriend, Juliet starts to throw a tantrum. Through this, Juliet decides to teach Aunty Sunshine exactly how to cause a sensational break up.
We Need To Break Up
Camera Operator
Little 4-year-old Juliet is eating dinner with her 30-year-old Aunty Sunshine. Frustrated by Sunshine’s inability to break up with her jerk of a boyfriend, Juliet starts to throw a tantrum. Through this, Juliet decides to teach Aunty Sunshine exactly how to cause a sensational break up.
We Need To Break Up
Director
Little 4-year-old Juliet is eating dinner with her 30-year-old Aunty Sunshine. Frustrated by Sunshine’s inability to break up with her jerk of a boyfriend, Juliet starts to throw a tantrum. Through this, Juliet decides to teach Aunty Sunshine exactly how to cause a sensational break up.
Ang Paglalarawan Ng Kulay Pula Sa Isang Bulag
Director
A long time ago, young mermaid (or an actress playing the role of a mermaid) ran away from the sea to find out what it was like living among humans. The mermaid grew up experiencing all that she wanted but at the cost of her being tainted by human nature. On her last day of whatever magic she has left would allow her to return to her people, she contemplates on returning to a land of perfection.
Speed, Glue, and Shinki
Director
In this feature-length documentary by Malaysian filmmaker Bradley Liew, Filipino rock legend Pepe Smith travels to Tokyo in order to reunite with his bandmates in the seminal 60′s rock band, Speed, Glue, and Shinki.