Name: Work To Live
Genre: Documentary

Astro's all-new documentary shares a fading traditional legacy that is being reawakened by youngsters who are breathing new life into traditional crafts.

Work To Live

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Biography • 2019 • U

Malaysia's rubber production was once the world’s highest, but has been declining since the 1990s. Despite this, meet a young rubber tapper who is defying change & still values his career.

Work To Live S1 Ep01

Farming today is a viable business that is bringing the youth back to the farms. Join 2nd generation farmer, Ah Fa, as he works with his family to boost their rice crop with new technology.

Work To Live S1 Ep02

Join two young Malaysian fishermen, who have chosen to carry on their fathers’ legacy, bringing new energy to an ancient form of labour that is slowly fading away.

Work To Live S1 Ep03

When the wood industry began to decline in the 1990s, a young graduate took a chance on her father’s timber mill and discovered a new route to success.

Work To Live S1 Ep04

Share the contemporary challenges of running a traditional funfair with Leon, who graduated abroad, but returned to take over his father’s travelling fair.

Work To Live S1 Ep05

With the passage of time, Teochew opera is fading into the past. See how Ling Goh, a young woman born to an opera family, is breathing new life into this cherished artform.

Work To Live S1 Ep06

See how 39-year-old Hong Hee’s eight years of experience in the charcoal kiln business has taught him how to overcome manpower challenges & revitalize this fading industry.

Work To Live S1 Ep07

Despite being deaf & vocally challenged, see how a young man in Penang has inherited his father’s traditional tailor shop legacy & risen above all odds to do it justice.

Work To Live S1 Ep08

Work To Live S1

Discover the re-emerging popularity of Chinese wedding masters as a new generation breathes new life into the fading art of traditional Chinese wedding planning.

Work to Live S2 Ep01

See how the young successors of Malaysia’s time-honored Chinese medicine industry are adapting, using digital technology to reform & lead traditional family businesses into a new age.

Work to Live S2 Ep02

See how popular artist, You Di, carries on her family’s traditional heritage coconut candy, making it entirely by hand & turning it into an artisan brand name.

Work to Live S2 Ep03

Caskets are the last beds of our earthly existence. Learn how the funeral industry is seeking opportunities for sustainable development while adapting to the changing times.

Work to Live S2 Ep04

As Malaysia’s traditional businesses evolve, see how the young successors of a traditional biscuit shop are honoring traditional flavours, while resetting their compass for a new age.

Work to Live S2 Ep05

See how bird watching & breeding took flight for a couple who runs a traditional bird shop – and how they are keeping a pastime from another era alive.

Work to Live S2 Ep06

As a third generation of rattan craftsmen inherits the legacy of their forefathers, see how they are meeting the challenges of recreating this old-world industry to regain a foothold.

Work to Live S2 Ep07

Discover how "kuih", or traditional pastry manufacturers continue to honor tradition as they face the many challenges of the modern world.