陳翠梅是「馬來西亞電影新浪潮」的骨幹人物。她畢業于馬六甲多媒體大學，當過記者、老師、導演、製片、演員等，執導過多部短片和兩部長片。2004年，她與阿米爾穆罕默德、李添興和劉城達共同創立「大荒電影公司」。她的長片處女作《愛情征服一切》（2016）參加了數十個電影節，於第11屆釜山電影節上獲新浪潮獎和鹿特丹影展金虎獎。第二部長片《無夏之年》於2011年在多個國際電影節上映。

Tan Chui Mui is an independent filmmaker at the forefront of the Malaysian New Wave. The language of her films is calm, steady, and yet highly affective; her films often focus on cross-cultural issues as well as humanistic interactions. She has made numerous short films known for their respective unique styles. In 2004, she set up Da Huang Pictures with Amir Muhammad, James Lee and Liew Seng Tat. Her debut feature, Love Conquers All (2016), won the New Current Award at the Busan International Film Festival and the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Her second feature film Year Without a Summer was released in 2011.