Mickey Lai is a Malaysian filmmaker and a graduate of Met Film School, London. Her work explores themes of cultural identity, mortality, and selfhood through a quiet, emotionally resonant lens. In addition to writing and directing her own films, she also works across roles such as assistant director, script supervisor, editor, and still photographer on various projects. She has collaborated with notable Malaysian directors including Tan Chui Mui, Woo Ming Jin, and Tan Seng Kiat, contributing to feature film, shorts, TV series, and documentaries. Mickey Lai is also a regular editor with Freedom Film Network, a non-profit focused on producing social justice documentaries. Her latest short WAShhh (2024) won Best International Short Film at Locarno. Her earlier short documentary A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be (2022) won the Jury Award at SeaShorts and was selected at Golden Horse, Singapore, and Toronto Reel Asian. Her debut short The Cloud Is Still There (2020) premiered at Busan and was selected for Clermont-Ferrand. She is an alumna of the Golden Horse Film Academy and Locarno Spring Academy.