Andy Darrel Gomes

Andy Darrel Gomes

  • Lecturer and Programme Leader
  • for Diploma in Performing Arts
Department of Film and Performing Arts

Biography

Andy Darrel Gomes is a director, writer, actor and educator in theatre and films. In theatre, he directed Theatre of the Oppressed performances under Project Spect-Actor (2017-2018) and "Tiga" supported by Five Arts Centre (2016/2017). In cinema, "My Ba's Radio" (2017) screened at Short Shorts, Japan before winning Best Film at Mantova Lovers, Italy."Hawa" (2016) won the grand prize at BMW Shorties. He also acted in "Ola Bola" (2016) and "Aqerat" (2017). He is currently developing a mode of filmmaking "Transitional Cinema", provided the blu-ray commentary for Tsai Ming Liang's "Rebels of the Neon God"  and for Yeo Joon Han's "Sell Out". 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Masters in Performing Arts, University Malaya (ongoing)
  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University Putra Malaysia (2014); Minor: Performing Arts.

Research Interests

  • Filmmaking
  • Performing Arts

Teaching Areas

  • Filmmaking
  • Performing Arts

Courses Taught

  • Scriptwriting
  • Cinema Studies
  • World Cinema
  • Directing for the Camera
  • Collaborative Screen Production Project
  • Production Design Theory

Achievements & Accolades

  • Director, “Dogs” short film with Transitional Cinema. 2021
    • Cinemata Big Screen, Thailand, 2023
    • Seashorts Film Festival, Malaysia, 2022
    • One Take Film Festival, Croatia, 2021
       
  • Writer, “Hawa” short film with 24 Wonder Pictures. 2016
    • Grand Prize Winner, BMW Shorties. 2016
    • Best Short Film, Malaysian Digital Film Awards. 2017
       
  • Writer, “My Ba’s Radio” short film, Independent. 2016
    • Best short film Winner, Mantova Lovers Film Festival, Italy. 2019
    • Special screening, Short Shorts Film Festival, Japan. 2017
       
  • Commentator, Blu-Ray “Rebels of the Neon God” by Tsai Ming Liang with Vinegar Syndrome, 2021
  • Commentator, Blu-Ray “Sell Out” by Yeo Joon Han with Vinegar Syndrome and Kani Releasing. 2022
  • Actor, “Aqerat (We, the Dead) by Edmund Yeo. 2017
  • Actor, "Ola Bola"by Chiu Keng Guan. 2015