Pete Teo

His work is associated with non-partisan reform politics in Malaysia – in particular, using new media resources to promote wider democratic participation, press freedom, and racial unity.

Featuring celebrities and both government and opposition politicians, the video was banned for broadcasting by the Information Minister Rais Yatim shortly after release.

Made with archive news footage and extensive CGI visual effects, the video featured a cast of superstars and politicians including Michelle Yeoh, Nurul Izzah Anwar, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Ambiga, Namewee and more.

In February 2015, Teo was chosen to represent Malaysia in Art Midwest's Caravanserai project, where he undertook a tour of Texas, Georgia and Florida conducting exhibitions and workshops on his film work.

In August of the same year, he shot a rare two hour interview with ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Tokyo as part of an ambitious documentary project on recent Malaysian political history.

Rather than celebratory as was normal practice, the video was somber in its questioning of the country's direction, unprecedented in its apologetic confessions and provocative in its use of visual imagery.

2018 saw the world premiere and Golden Leopard nomination of “A Family Tour” by emigre China filmmaker Ying Liang at Locarno Film Festival starring a leading cast of Gong Zhe, Nai An and Teo.