Originally from Malaysia, Desmond is now based in Indonesia as a highly awarded TV Commercials film director. He has a degree in Film Studies from Melbourne University, Australia and made his first short as part of an omnibus film entitled 15 Malaysia (2009 Busan International Film Festival, 2010 International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2011 Fribourg International Film Festival). With a sensitive and nuanced approach to storytelling, he is making an exciting return to the festival circuit with his new short, My Mother, At The Beach.