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Shirkers is a 2018 British-American documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan about the making of an independent thriller featuring a teenage assassin set in Singapore. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in January and won the World Cinema Documentary Directing Award, making her the second Singapore-born filmmaker ...
In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan and her friends Sophie and Jasmine shot Singapore's first indie -- a road movie called "Shirkers" -- with their enigmatic America...
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- Netflix
Sandi Tan, a novelist and filmmaker, revisits her teenage dream of making Singapore's first road movie with her American mentor, Georges, who disappeared with the footage. Shirkers is a personal and artistic exploration of creativity, loss, and identity.
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- Sandi Tan
Oct 26, 2018 · Sandi Tan revisits her teenage dream of making a movie with her friends in Singapore, only to have it taken away by a mysterious American impresario. She recreates his steps and reclaims her story in this experimental documentary.
Oct 26, 2018 · Sandi Tan, a Singaporean filmmaker, recounts the story of her first film, a road movie called Shirkers, that was stolen by her American mentor in 1992. The film explores the personal and cultural implications of the loss and the recovery of the footage 20 years later.
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- Documentary
- Sandi Tan
- 2018-10-26
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In 1992, Sandi Tan and her friends shot a quirky film on the streets of Singapore. Then the footage disappeared, sending her on a hunt for answers. Watch trailers & learn more.
SHIRKERS - Official Netflix Trailer (2018) HD. When she recovers stolen film of a movie she shot 25 years ago, novelist Sandi Tan revisits her time with the enigmatic man who swiped the footage...
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- Blockbuster GLOBAL
