Chan Sze-Wei

Chan Sze-Wei is a documentary and experimental dance filmmaker who observes alternate histories, identities and social issues as expressed in the body, movement and art. They are a choreographer, an arts journalist, a parent and an activist for LGBTQIA+ and artists’ rights. Sze’s dance and experimental films have screened across Europe, the Americas and Asia since 2015. Mentors include Tan Pin Pin (Singapore) and Alex Reuben (United Kingdom), and they are a member of the Cinemovement Collective (Singapore). Their first feature has been presented at Cannes Docs and Sheffield MeetMarket and had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in its Documentary Competition section. When not making art, they are a specialist on the legal integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.