Reaching for the stars, self-actualisation, ambition, we all have that.

Michael Chen is about to compete at a national tournament. He doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone, but it’s just something he has to do for himself.

But this mockumentary reveals that even the people closest to him think he can’t cut it.

Not his best friend, obnoxious brother, his coke-addled manager, the conceited girlfriend, and not even his grandmother.

Ambition can be a lonely journey.

Is this a tragedy? Or a fact of life?

Watch ‘Strength’ by James Toh & Michael Chen (Malaysia) on Viddsee:

Here’s another awesome film about a guy who takes matters into his own hands after a costly car accident. Watch ‘Dad, Your Car’ by Li Jheng-Neng on Viddsee.

Article by Viddsee in Lite on June 6, 2015