In Sandi Tan’s documentary “Shirkers,” her friends, Jasmine Ng and Sophia Siddique Harvey, are very direct in their criticisms about Tan, with Jasmine even calling her “an asshole” several times. But that didn’t bother Tan one bit: “It was the way we talked and that’s the nice stuff!” In our recent chat with her (watch the exclusive video above), Tan elaborates, “It was very important for me to capture that reality. If you’re making a documentary, it shouldn’t be airbrushed or the fake version of reality.” Part of what helped her get these honest reactions from her friends was her choice to hire Iris Ng, who’s very small, as her cinematographer. Iris’s small stature allowed her to “vanish behind the camera” and make the subjects of her interviews feel very relaxed in speaking to her.
“Shirkers,” which is currently streaming on Netflix, chronicles...
“Shirkers,” which is currently streaming on Netflix, chronicles...
- 1/7/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
There’s a reason why you may not have heard of filmmaker and novelist Sandi Tan until this year, upon the release of her brilliant Netflix documentary “Shirkers.” In 1992, Tan and her friends Jasmine Kin Kia Ng and Sophia Siddique Harvey sought out to make an experimental, surrealistic, art house film titled “Shirkers,” with their film teacher, mentor, and friend Georges Cardona.
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Continue reading ‘Shirkers’: Sandi Tan Talks Her Brilliant New Doc And Her Love Of Tim Burton & Leos Carax [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 11/29/2018
- by Alex Arabian
- The Playlist
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