Which comes across really well in the documentary actually. 0 out of 0 found this helpful The group leave the footage with their mentor, Georges Cardona, to be edited when they leave for college. | All rights reserved. Cinemark 22 out of 46 found this helpful
0 out of 0 found this helpful For Industry Professionals. Extremely boring film with nothing of interest. He helped create two factions during production. December 7, 2018 Apparently the movie won over everyone at Sundance, so I guess it had some kind of indie cred, which I couldn't fathom.
Even though it is mostly about her, she does not come across as genuine. 6 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This September Sandi wrote the script and played the lead, a killer named S. After shooting wrapped, Georges vanished with all the footage! It's a charming, wistful movie, and I trust Tan will not have to wait another 20 years to direct her next film. Whoa, Keanu RT Comic-Con Ketchup Maybe because I'm in love with Asians culture, maybe I'm in love with saturated colours... maybe I feel kind of reflected in this storie. The International Documentary Association (Ida) will present awards to its honorees for the 35th Annual Ida Documentary Awards at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 7. As Georges' protege, Sandi listened to everything what the director had to say because she gave him absolute power. I introduce many movies to my wife, who watches them with me, to enjoy my hobby together, most of which she doesn't care for and this was no exception until she reminded me that this has a story that hasn't been told! 10 out of 16 found this helpful Additionally, the narrative itself is simplistic and her inflections poor. I understand she is trying to portray hurt, anger and loss of identity for the theft of her goofy little movie but realistically that is all it looks to be: a goofy little movie she and her friends were lucky enough to have had the resources to make. The movie is many things at once. Share. So I was confounded that this film would have such a high rating. 2018 TV-14 1h 37m Biographical Documentaries.
Shirkers 2018 TV-14 1h 37m Critically Acclaimed Films In 1992, Sandi Tan and her friends shot a quirky film on the streets of Singapore. Regardless, I felt deep frustration for Tan and and her crew of talented story tellers, on this wonderful journey that just scratches the surface!Looking for something to watch? A documentary like Lost in La Mancha is a good example of a documentary about a film gone wrong. 12 Critics Choose the Movie Scenes from Childhood that Scarred Them For Life
You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. March 25, 2019 December 26, 2018 Shirkers, a Sundance documentary now streaming on Netflix, is about Sandi Tan, who as a teenager in Singapore made a road movie that was stolen by her director after its completion. It's an accumulation of many feelings felt throughout the movie, feelings like joy, elation, devastation, sadness and anger - so jumbled up it's hard to untangle. Why would a viewer care about a film that looks like D Grade performance art? ), and as a study in reconnecting with friends decades later, taking them all back to a special time and place, and then viewing themselves from a distance. Once you blow off the dust in "Shirkers" more questions arise and at that point you don't care! Was waiting for it to get good, never did. It was what this film truly should have been about. 52 out of 85 found this helpful Shirkers (2018) „Shirkers“ war ein in Singapur gedrehter Kultklassiker aus dem Jahre 1992 — oder hätte es zumindest sein können, wäre den Freunden Sandi Tan, Jasmine Ng und Sophie Siddique damals nicht das 16mm-Material von ihrem amerikanischen Kollegen Georges Cardona geklaut worden. Pretentious and out of touch with what passes as entertainment. It was an amazing travel, with an amazing final. Just confirm how you got your ticket.Fandango | Rating: 4/5 But Georges Cardones, their teacher, inveigled his way into their personal and professional lives, turning Sandi against her friends. I thought the insights made by Stephen Tyler (no, not the guy from Aerosmith), who this also happened to gave additional context and corroboration regarding the sick mind of Cardona. 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 after Kirsten Tan (Pop Aye, 2017) to win an award at the festival. So if you haven't watched this yet and want to, my advice is to hang in there and give this documentary a chance. By creating an account, you agree to the