Shirkers
2018 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 36m
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In 1992 teenager Sandi Tan shoots Singapore's first road movie with her enigmatic American mentor, Georges, who then absconded with all of the footage. The 16 mm film is recovered 20 years later, sending Tan, who is now a novelist living in Los...
Initial release: January 21, 2018
Director: Sandi Tan
Editors: Sandi Tan, Lucas Celler, and Kimberley Hassett
Cinematography: Iris Ng
Distributed by: Netflix
Music by: Ishai Adar
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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.
Shirkers is a 2018 British-American documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan about the making of an independent thriller featuring a teenage ...
Duration: 2:39
Posted: Sep 19, 2018
Posted: Sep 19, 2018
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A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.A woman explores the events ...
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A documentary that feels like a memory that transmits nostalgia for something that we did not live but with whose consequences anyone can connect. Its timeless ...
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Feb 18, 2023 · This quiet, gently paced documentary tells a compelling, mysterious story that explores themes of friendship, trust, and reclaiming your life ...
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Shirkers is a film that should be experienced more than explained. That sounds like a cop out, but it's an inspiring documentary about the process of filmmaking ...
Part memoir, part mystery, Shirkers brings viewers along on Tan's journey to self-realization as an artist of original voice and vision. Courtesy of Netflix.
Oct 20, 2018 · Shirkers is about a kidnapping. A strange kidnapping. One in which the precious cargo held hostage isn't a person, but a film.
SHIRKERS Netflix Sundance winner, Oscar shortlist, Spirit, Gotham, Peabody Award nom Better: @_sanditan_ Original Soundtrack on SPOTIFY.