Holding to the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, an environmentalist and filmmaker is hoping to dismantle the stereotypes surrounding Penang’s coastal fisherfolk, who are seen as poor, not progressive, and not developed.

Evelyn Teh will showcase a visual narrative of the coastal fisherfolk in Penang called “At the Edge of Water” on March 2 at the Stories Matter: Exposure+ Sony Mentorship Project Presentations to present the real picture.