Discover Macau | June Actor in Focus ‧ Eliz Lao
![]() | About the Actor Eliz Lao is a film, television, and stage actress from Macau, with experience in local, Hong Kong, and mainland Chinese films, short films, commercials, and program hosting. She holds a Grade 7 certificate in ballet from the Royal Academy of Dance. She is an outstanding alumna of the School of Drama at the Macao Conservatory. With 10 years of on-screen experience, she has also started writing short scripts and directing short films in recent years. She enjoys continuously learning new skills, thus recognizing the importance of multi-faceted learning. | |
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Midnight Blossom (Taiwan, 2016)
Due to low self-esteem, one blindly follows others' opinions. The loud laughter is actually just an attempt to cover up a heart that is too fragile to face the harsh reality. The splendid mask not only hides all the flaws but also obscures the line between reality and falsehood. What is beauty? When did slenderness and thinness become everyone's pursuit?
Director: Liu Yi-Hsuan
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Til the End of the World (Macao, 2019)
In the winter of 2012, on the night when the legend of the end of the world came, a couple walked through the narrow streets of Macau, reminiscing about their years of love, and finally fulfilled their promise to each other.
Director: Emily Chan
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Our Seventeen (Short Version) (Macao, 2017)
Our Seventeen is a story about youth, music and first love. The story revolves around a relentless and passionate pursuit of music among teenagers and their constant explorations of self-values, starting with Winson adjusting himself to a new school and formed a music band with his classmates.
Director: Emily Chan
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Hunting(Macao,2020)
A narrative experimental short shot on film. Women, as prey, are always under scrutiny. Wearing less seems to be wrong; smoking, being rude, and dressing in a masculine way also seem to be wrong. When will it be possible to not be watched?
Director: Tracy Choi