The Wayang Kids is screened in Malaysia as a part of Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) #Breakthestigma campaign, which focuses on raising awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
In the video above, Dashran has a casual chat with the director of a Singaporean movie, The Wayang Kids.
Among the aspects discussed are:
– How Raymond Tan guided the lead actor considering it’s his debut role
– How Raymond Tan managed to bring out an authentic autistic performance out of his lead actor
– How Raymond transitioned from an engineer to a filmmaker
– How Austin feels to star in a movie at such a young age
