Shahirrah
‘Occasionally I have these moments in my day-to-day (life) where I have this sudden remembrance of people who are not doing as great as me, people who are living harder, tougher lives, (those) who don't even have time to dream. I am privileged to even have a dream, to even be thinking of a dream rather than just surviving. So while I have this dream, it's good.’
Loneliness and desires. A loneliness I feel today, a loneliness I believe will remain. Like standing in a crowded street, alone I struggle to balance between being the respectful Malay-Muslim daughter and a fighter for a long-standing dream. Repressing my dream, I repress myself; the nature of who I am and who I hope to be in return for the “unconditional” love from those I am eternally indebted to. If dreams I must fail, must I too fail happiness? If dreams are what I chase after, will happiness surely be mine or will loneliness haunt me yet again?
Shahirrah was born in 1997 in the heart of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Shahirrah lives in Melbourne after attending boarding school in Perth. Currently, she is on a quest for a career that could appreciate her legal background and her unwavering passion for films.