Documentary series Dear Child, How Are You? raised funds for charity

UTAR President Ir Prof Dato’ Dr Ewe Hong Tat and Kuen Cheng High School Principal Datin Dr Chua Lee Lee sponsored a screening of Ms Angelica Lee Sinje’s documentary series Dear Child, How Are You? in support of charity for the Little Yellow Flower Foundation. This sponsored screening was held at GSC Starling Mall, PJ on 16 April 2023 at 12.30pm. Attending the screening were staff of Kuen Cheng High School, and staff and students of UTAR.

Prof Ewe and FCI Childhood degree students before the screening

(Second from left) Datin Dr Chua Lee Lee, Prof Ewe, Dr SL Tan and Ms SY Loh at GSC Starling Mall

UTAR Childhood degree programme students at the screening

UTAR staff and Kuen Cheng High School staff in the same GSC hall

Two other screenings of this documentary series were also sponsored, one on 15 April at 10am and the other on 16 April 2023 at 10am. The sponsors were Mr Soo Yuit Weng, Dr Tan Boon In, Mr Eddie Lim and an anonymous donor. The funds raised were for UTAR Hospital.

Packed hall at GSC Hall 5

This documentary series of Dear Child, How Are You? consist of 4 stories; namely, The Journey of Sinje, Hilltop House, We Rode an Ostrich, and Who Am I. This documentary explores the themes of love, education and family. It was presented by the non-profit organisation, the Little Yellow Flower Foundation, and produced by the Malaysian actress Ms Angelica Lee Sinje. Tan Seng Kiat and Kethsvin Chee are the other two directors of this documentary series.

Ms Lee together with Directors Chee and Tan, speaking to the audience before the screening of the documentary

The essence of this documentary series is about providing a loving, happy, safe and a holistic environment for children to learn and grow, and the importance of the roles played by parents, educators and children.

Speaking at a recent media preview, Ms Angelica Lee said the idea for the series was conceptualised during the pandemic when children had to learn from the home, and she wondered about how best children can be nurtured in a positive environment.

“The reason why the series is called Dear Child, How Are You? is because there are two versions of a child that we are reaching out to. One is about our own children, and the other is the child within us.

I believe that through these stories, we can gain a better understanding of the different perspectives, be inspired to reflect, discuss, and care for each other, and think about what our children really need,” she said.

The documentary series directors at GSC Starling Mall

The Journey of Sinje is directed by the award-winning local director Tan Seng Kiat.

The Hilltop House is Lee Sinje’s directorial debut, as she explores The Waldorf education system in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

We Rode An Ostrich is directed by Kethsvin Chee and it is a heart-warming documentary about home-schooling.

Who Am I? is also directed by Tan Seng Kiat which gives an insightful look into the thoughts of educators in the national-type Chinese primary education system of Malaysia.

This documentary series was screened from 13 April 2023 onwards at selected Golden Screen Cinemas nationwide, including GSC Mid Valley, GSC 1Utama, and GSC Gurney Penang. Each episode runs for about 1 hour, in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles.

For more information about each documentary, visit Little Yellow Flower Foundation’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/littleyellowflowerfoundation.