TK CHENG
SALARY
迷路的杜鹃鸟
2016
Salary is a short film set in a fictional café in Malaysia. It tells of the story Mon (Josephine YEONG), a native Rohingya born and grew up in Malaysia, who got her high paid salary job at the first time because of her good mandarin speaking skills.
But The Boss (Sam CHONG) doesn’t pay any of it until second month. When Mon thought she finally can have the salary, The Boss not even paid quarter of the total amount. Mon thought this is her fate, but eventually turn up something unexpected, that she learn a lesson for her life.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) - 2018 (MALAYSIA)
Short Film Competition, Top 10
Our Shorts Their Shorts - 2018 Spring (BANGLADESH)
Competition
InDpanda International Film Festival - 2017 (HONG KONG)
( The Survivor Manual ) program
MAGIC BEAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION - 2016 (MALAYSIA)
- 1st Runner up -
Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition - 2016 - (PHILIPPINES)
Official Selection
BMW SHORTIES Competition - 2015 (MALAYSIA)
- Sam CHONG, Best Actor Nominated -
Salary
Casts
Sam CHONG
Josephine YEONG
Mandy CHEN
Crews
Directed, Screenplay, Produced
Cheng Thim Kian
Producer
Yong See Yee
Executive Producer
Ang Wee Chong
Director of Photography
Ken Loo
Additional Cameraman
Maz Irwan
Production Design
Edward Yu Chee Boon
Offline Editor
Ving Lee
Cheng Thim Kian
Online Colorist
Ving Lee
Music Composer
Androine Lab
Location Sponsor
Aku Café & Gallery