Edmund Yeo is a Malaysian filmmaker, writer, and producer whose work moves between Malaysia and Japan. His films explore memory, displacement, family histories, and the lingering presence of the past, often navigating the spaces between reality, memory, and dream.
A graduate of Waseda University in Tokyo, Yeo first gained international recognition through his short films. KINGYO premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2009, while INHALATION won the Sonje Award for Best Asian Short Film at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010.
His feature films include RIVER OF EXPLODING DURIANS (2014), AQÉRAT (WE, THE DEAD) (2017), MALU (2020), and MOONLIGHT SHADOW (2021), adapted from the novel by Banana Yoshimoto and starring Nana Komatsu. In 2017, he received the Best Director Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for AQÉRAT (WE, THE DEAD).
In addition to directing his own films, Yeo has maintained a longstanding creative collaboration with fellow Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin, producing and collaborating on several of his most significant works.
He lives and works between Malaysia and Japan.
FILMOGRAPHY
THE ELEPHANT AND THE SEA (2007) - dir. Woo Ming Jin
DAYS OF THE TURQUOISE SKY (2008) - dir. Woo Ming Jin
THE TIGER FACTORY (2010) - dir. Woo Ming Jin