Yihwen Chen

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In the last decade, Wen edited, wrote, produced and directed international documentaries. Currently, she is a senior producer at R.AGE, an award-winning investigative journalism platform at The Star, Malaysia’s top English daily. Wen is also an alumni of IDFAcademy. Recently, her second feature documentary, Queer As Punk won the EDN Award at Docedge Kolkata. The project also received support from Goethe-Institut Malaysia and MyDocs.

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Queer as Punk

Being LGBT is criminalised in Muslim-majority Malaysia. Trans man Faris and his punk band still travel the country playing gigs and protesting on the streets. A documentary portrait of courageous people, humorous friendship and the spirit of punk.

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2025

The Boys Club

A Malaysian female filmmaker dreamt of making the first feature documentary for theatrical release in her country. After four years of struggles, her film premiered with glowing reviews. But soon after, she lost her job. This documentary reveals her deeply personal and harrowing filmmaking journey of enduring sexual harassment, bullying, and misogyny.

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2021