FOR renowned thespian Jo Kukathas, 'Sayang Sayang' is more than just another film credit.
Her role in the film has been waiting for her for almost a decade — surviving delays, funding challenges and unexpected production demands that eventually brought her to Peninsular Malaysia's east coast.
The story first came to her attention about 10 years ago, when someone pitched an idea about a woman running a school for deaf children, inspired by their domestic helper.
When Taiwanese director Tang Hsiang-chu later arrived in Malaysia with a similar project, the connection was made through a video of Jo and the original pitcher.
