Roger Liew

Roger Liew

  • Lecturer and Programme Leader
  • for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Digital Film Production
Department of Film and Performing Arts

Biography

Roger Liew is a lecturer at the School of Arts, Sunway University. Director Roger Liew is an independent filmmaker, actor and lecturer at the School of Arts, Sunway University. Graduated with an MFA in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy in 2015, his thesis short film The Nomad was screened at the HollyShorts Film Festival that same year. In 2017, Roger returned to his home country and revisited theatrical roots as a stage performer in Version 2020, an experimental theatre performance that premiered at the Spielart Theatre Festival in Munich, Germany.

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • MFA in Filmmaking, New York Film Academy, USA (2015)
  • BFA in Film and Digital Media, Deakin University, Australia (2011)
  • Diploma in Performing Arts, Sunway University, Malaysia (2009)

Research Interests

  • Filmmaking
  • Independent Malaysian Cinema
  • Scriptwriting
  • Performance and Acting

Notable Publications

  1. The Nomad (2015) - Thesis short film that premiered and was screened at the HollyShorts Film Festival 2016 in Los Angeles, USA.
  2. My Delivery Guy (2016) - Limited web series
  3. What The Faiq (2017) - Limited web series