Nathaniel Mah - What I See

WHAT I SEE
by Sarah Lim
Animation (2025)

Sound Designer, Recording Engineer, Audio Post Engineer

What happens when an artist with poor eyesight attempts realism?

Art student Ian Jing impresses the realism-loving art teacher Mrs. Hui from the get-go. Following her advice, he draws exactly what he sees, straining his eyes in the process. To Mrs. Hui’s horror, Ian’s artwork gets progressively blurrier. In turn, his online fame skyrockets, as art critics on social media praise his unique style as an abstract artist. They ascribe deep, profound (pretentious) intentions and meanings to his stylistic choices, when all he's actually doing is drawing exactly what he sees.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Sochi Film Festival 2025
Humboldt International Film Festival 2025

CAST
Noorlinah Mohamed
Kevin Low
Jonathan "Board Games" Yip Morgane Ropion
Elle Cheng

PRODUCTION
Director and Writer — Sarah Lim
Producer — Yanyun Chen
Mentor — Sean Buckelew
Sound Design and Audio Post-Production — Nathaniel Mah
Soundtrack — Paper Divers
Animators — Bobby Jackson, Calleen Koh, Sarah Cheok, Sarah Lim, Wong Qing
BG Design — Sarah Cheok, Fira Razman, Sarah Lim