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Sandi Tan

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Sandi Tan (born 1972 in Singapore) is a film critic, writer, and filmmaker. She wrote as the film critic for the Straits Times from 1995 to 1997 before attending Columbia University's film school. Tan has worked as the director for short films Moveable Feast (1996) and Gourmet Baby (2001), but is best known for her full-length, 2018 documentary, Shirkers. Shirkers made its debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, at which it won the Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary. [1] Her debut novel, The Black Isle, was published by Grand Central Publishing in 2012 and was generally well received by critics and readers. [2]

References

  1. ^ "2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED". Sundance. January 1, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Writing Life: Sandi Tan switches genres for 'The Black Isle'". LA Times. May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2018.