25 years later, Doris makes a comeback. This time she calls the shots. She’s become a filmmaker.
Told through archives and interviews with people who searched for Doris Young aka Marrie Lee through the years, we explore how her star faded from the silver screen and the struggles that shaped her transformations. This is a story of second chances, reinvention, and a woman’s indomitable, enduring creative spirit.
Alyx Ayn Arumpac is a documentary filmmaker and producer from the Philippines. Her film ASWANG screened all over the world and received the critics prize at IDFA, the grand prizes at Montreal International Documentary Festival, DMZ Documentary Festival in South Korea, and Film Festival Dokumenter Jogjakarta, the Amnesty International award at Thessaloniki, the Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence award, et al. It is the first documentary to be awarded Best Film in Gawad Urian and FAMAS, where it also won Best Director, Documentary, Editing, and Cinematography. Her work has been supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund, Aide aux cinémas du monde, Sundance Institute, Berlinale World Cinema Fund, Doha Film Institute, Purin Pictures, DMZ Fund, SGIFF Southeast Asian Documentary Grant, and more. Alyx is an alumna of Docnomads, the UP Film Institute and the Philippine High School for the Arts. She participated at Berlinale Talents Docstation, IDFAcademy, Talents Tokyo, and Docs by the Sea.
Syahirah brings over seven years of experience in broadcast documentary production, demonstrating prowess as a producer and constant growth as a director. She began her journey in production in 2016 after a career transition, and has since worked on projects for major broadcasters/streaming platform such as Al Jazeera, BBC, CNA and Netflix. Her portfolio covers diverse subjects, ranging from forgotten women in history to the lives of environmental defenders on the frontline. She has worked with teams in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, UAE, the UK and Vietnam.
