Podcast appearances and mentions of Sandi Tan

We wade into the world of documentary filmmaking with Sandi Tan's SHIRKERS (2018), which reflects on Tan's teenage experience of making a movie with her friends and losing the footage after their teacher steals it. The movie's “layers of aboutness,” as we writerly types love to say, are plentiful—and get into as much as we can wrap our heads and hearts around: magical realism, punk spirit, youthful determination, and how to live a life that is in service to your art.  Email your own musings and questions to tellmeimsorry@gmail.com Follow us: The podcast's Instagram: @tellmeimsorry Maggie's Instagram: @_saint_margaret_ Marin's Letterboxd: @marinharrington  Secondary texts referenced: “Lessons of the Line: Charles Simic and Me” by Dana Levin (from the Yale Review, spring 2024 issue) “After the World-Breaking, World-Building” by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal (from Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders)

Em Shirkers - O Filme Roubado, Sandi Tan nos conta a sua própria história, real e cinematográfica, do que poderia ser e não foi. Bem-vindos à Locadora do Nicolas, a investigação ordenada e sazonal sobre o audiovisual internacional! Com PJ Brandão, Rudy e Jotapê. COLABORE COM NOSSO APOIA.SE! Indicações do episódio: Os Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) Making a Murderer (Laura Ricciardi e Moira Demos, 2015-2018, TV) Twinsters (Samantha Futerman e Ryan Miyamoto, 2015) RRR (S. S. Rajamouli, 2022) Tempo de Despertar (Penny Marshall, 1990) E no próximo episódio... Nunca Fui Santa, 1999. Nos encontre por aí: Grupo de ouvintes do Nicolas no Telegram Twitter: @hqsemroteiro / @rudylonia / @jumbopaulo / @podcastnicolas Instagram: @hqsemroteiro / @roberto_rudiney / @jumbopaulo / @podcastnicolas Letterboxd: @rudylonia / @jp_martins Créditos: Edição: Roberto Rudiney e JP Martins Arte: JP Martins Voz de veludo do início: Bruna Soares

Sarah and Kevin report on Maria Schrader's film She Said, a dramatization of the investigative journalism by Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) that brought down Harvey Weinstein in 2017. For the Watchlist segment, Sarah introduces Kevin to Sandi Tan's 2018 Netflix documentary Shirkers, about the creation and loss of her 1992 student film of the same name. Both of this week's movies interrogate power imbalances and the places where women are made unwelcome in film; Kevin and Sarah discuss how both movies go about that task. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and Kevin report on Maria Schrader's film She Said, a dramatization of the investigative journalism by Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) that brought down Harvey Weinstein in 2017. For the Watchlist segment, Sarah introduces Kevin to Sandi Tan's 2018 Netflix documentary Shirkers, about the creation and loss of her 1992 student film of the same name. Both of this week's movies interrogate power imbalances and the places where women are made unwelcome in film; Kevin and Sarah discuss how both movies go about that task. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan joins me for a review of this hidden gem documentary about a group of intrepid, teenage filmmakers and their con artist director. This film was directed by Sandi Tan and tells her story.wnwypodcast@outlook.com, Instagram, wnwypodcast.comPromotion - Movies & Podcorn.

Clark University screen studies faculty members Rox Samer, Soren Sorensen, and Hugh Manon discuss the 2018 film, Shirkers, a British-American documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan.Films, books, and theorists mentioned during this episode include: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (2014), Ghost World (2001), Double Indemnity (1967), the works of theorists Christian Metz and Andre Bizan.RFU is a podcast where Clark University students recommend films for Clark faculty members and special guests to watch and discuss.

Bookmark This! Ep 22: Lurkers and lingering spirits in Sandi Tan and Zen Cho's new novels 17:38 mins Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads. In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li look at two new genre-bending novels that mix horror and humour, Lurkers by Singapore-born film-maker Sandi Tan and Black Water Sister by Malaysian author Zen Cho. Listen at: 1. Lurkers by Sandi Tan (0:35) 2. Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (9:42) Produced by: Olivia Ho, Toh Wen Li and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Subscribe to Bookmark This! Podcast series and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWas Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWae Spotify: https://str.sg/JWan Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4n   Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Olivia Ho's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia Contact Olivia Ho: oliviaho@sph.com.sg Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm Contact Toh Wen Li: tohwenli@sph.com.sg --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bookmark This! Ep 22: Lurkers and lingering spirits in Sandi Tan and Zen Cho's new novels 17:38 mins Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads. In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li look at two new genre-bending novels that mix horror and humour, Lurkers by Singapore-born film-maker Sandi Tan and Black Water Sister by Malaysian author Zen Cho. Listen at: 1. Lurkers by Sandi Tan (0:35) 2. Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (9:42) Produced by: Olivia Ho, Toh Wen Li and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Subscribe to Bookmark This! Podcast series and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWas Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWae Spotify: https://str.sg/JWan Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4n   Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Olivia Ho's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia Contact Olivia Ho: oliviaho@sph.com.sg Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm Contact Toh Wen Li: tohwenli@sph.com.sg --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bookmark This! Ep 22: Lurkers and lingering spirits in Sandi Tan and Zen Cho's new novels 17:38 mins Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads. In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li look at two new genre-bending novels that mix horror and humour, Lurkers by Singapore-born film-maker Sandi Tan and Black Water Sister by Malaysian author Zen Cho. Listen at: 1. Lurkers by Sandi Tan (0:35) 2. Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (9:42) Produced by: Olivia Ho, Toh Wen Li and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Subscribe to Bookmark This! Podcast series and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWas Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWae Spotify: https://str.sg/JWan Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4n   Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Olivia Ho's stories: https://str.sg/JbhW Follow Olivia Ho on Instagram: @ohomatopoeia Read Toh Wen Li's stories: https://str.sg/Jbhm --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” writer Jen Spyra talks about her debut short-story collection. Also, Sandi Tan on her acclaimed documentary, “Shirkers,” and her latest novel, “Lurkers.” And director David Prior joins us to discuss the challenges he faced making his eerie horror film, "The Empty Man."

Sandi Tan speaks about writing “Lurkers” with a gut feeling, and following an emotional momentum.

Its another podcast Tuesday folks! Today we break the seal and talk about two previously uncovered mediums - full-length comedy albums and documentaries!! First, Noah and Mason talk vulgar wordsmith Lewis Black’s 2003 hour long stand-up special “Rules of Enragement”. They follow that up with a discussion on Sandi Tan’s 2018 documentary “Shirkers”. Thank you!! Sandi Tan Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk2f47jiaRA&ab It’s On the Links: https://linktr.ee/itsonthelist The Wingspan Project: https://www.thewingspanproject.org/ Lost but Never Alone Music Video: http://youtu.be/6iKPkxfljBY Music: “Seri Luka” by the Venopian Solitude

As primarily a documentary cinematographer, Iris Ng always asks where the camera should be at a given moment and how is it supposed to behave. She approaches a project asking about the perspective- is it supposed to be deeply personal, from within the lived experience of the person it's about, or more observational and objective, from the outside looking in? Quite a few of the documentaries Iris has worked on are deeply personal stories. Her first big feature was on fellow Canadian Sarah Polley's film, Stories We Tell. The film integrated Sarah's family home movies, shot on Super 8, into contemporary interviews with Sarah's family members, and reenactments shot on Super 8 with actors in 70's and 80's era costumes. Iris ended up using several Super 8 cameras to shoot with, since the film cartridges are so short and the cameras had to be constantly swapped out and reloaded. Stories We Tell required a great deal of sensitivity as each person told their story of Sarah's mother, Diane, a charismatic actor with many secrets who passed away in 1990. The documentary was critically acclaimed and received an Oscar nomination. Iris took a similar approach to the documentary Shirkers. Like Stories We Tell, Shirkers uses personal excavations and film material from the past to examine it for answers. As a teen, writer/director Sandi Tan and her friends had made an indie film in Singapore called Shirkers. Their film teacher disappeared with all the footage once shooting had wrapped, and Sandi wanted to tell the story about tracking down what happened to the film through interviews with friends while going back to retrace the experience. They chose interesting setups and locations for interviews, and Iris would often turn the camera on Sandi to capture her reactions as she was reliving her past. For the Netflix documentary series Making A Murderer, Iris had a different challenge. Iris came to the project on year nine of filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos' ten year process of shooting the series, and used her artistic eye to help elevate and add to the the previously shot footage. Each of the two seasons was 10 episodes long, so it was a matter of ensuring that there was enough coverage and angles, such as the exteriors of the Manitowoc County Courthouse for the filmmakers to work with. Iris Ng is currently shooting more narrative projects, such as the web series Hey Lady for CBC Gem. Find Iris Ng: http://iriscinematography.com/ Find out even more about this episode, with extensive show notes and links: http://camnoir.com/ep100/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: www.hotrodcameras.com Website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Happy 400th episode to us! We've got Producer Char, Erin, and Captain Party back in the studio and on the mic. This is an extended Basic Bitch as we reminisce over the interviews and opportunities we've been given since episode 300. We end the celebration with Ange's thoughts on the erotic Hump Film Festival, and trying Senorita Bread for the first time. Settle in for this one, and thanks again for your continued support. We heart you.Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask.GET INFO & PURCHASE TICKETS TO OUR 500th VIRTUAL PARTY HERE--Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

¿Qué tienen en común Michelle Obama en Becoming, Shirkers: La película robada de Sandi Tan, A Secret Love y Little Miss Sumo sobre Hiyori Kon? Que son todas mujeres extraordinarias. Luis Pablo Beauregard, Mariana Linares Cruz y Trino Camacho traen a la mesa tres documentales y medio de mujeres protagonistas con vidas fuera de lo común. Primero hablan de Becoming, que siga a Michelle Obama durante su gira de 18 meses presentando su autobiografía del mismo nombre. Hablan también de Shirkers: La película robada, en la cual Sandi Tan cuenta que pasó con la road movie que hizo en Singapur durante su adolescencia. A Secret Love en cambio revela la historia secreta de dos mujeres emparejadas hace 70 años y que recién en la vejez revelaron a su familia la naturaleza sexo-afectiva de su relación. Y como cereza en el pastel, el corto documental Little Miss Sumo sobre Hiyori Kon, una luchadora de sumo que también lucha por la inclusión de las mujeres en este deporte tradicionalmente masculino. www.asicomosuena.com

We first spoke with director Sandi Tan back in 2018 when she was in town to promote her documentary Shirkers. We had a very memorable (and boozy) time with Sandi and thought, in this time of shelter-in-place, we'd take a chance and invite her back on to the show. We had a great chat about what she's been up to, how this time in history is the "time of why not?", inspiring young people, and her new project. You can watch Shirkers on Netflix NOW.Follow Sandi on Instagram  and Twitter.--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our brand new website!www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us onInstagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 AM on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions    

For the past week we've been doing a special daily edition of the podcast where we talk about what we've been watching at home. It's a new week now and the world still seems to get a bit scarier every day, so we're going to keep doing this to distract anyone who needs distraction. For this episode, Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold was joined by Assistant Editor Devika Girish, Digital Editor Clinton Krute, and a very special guest: Los Angeles-based filmmaker and novelist Sandi Tan, director of Shirkers. We were pleased to welcome Sandi for a Film Comment Talk when Shirkers came out, and this time around, we had a terrific time discussing a number of great movies. We started with one agreed upon title, Leos Carax's Mauvais Sang, starring Denis Lavant and Juliette Binoche, and ranged on from Zodiac to Fellini's Roma. If you're a longtime Film Comment subscriber, listener, or reader, or are just tuning in now, please consider becoming a member or making a donation to our publisher, Film at Lincoln Center, during these unprecedented times: https://purchase.filmlinc.org/donate/contribute2

In our second season finale, the director of Shirkers discusses some of the great, not so great and amazing movies she grew up on in Singapore. Plus, a trip to the mailbag!

This week, we look at two films about alienation, trust, and growing up in Asia. First is Lulu Wang's The Farewell (2019), a buzzy new movie about truth, lies, and family starring Awkwafina in her first dramatic acting role. Next is Shirkers, a 2018 auto-documentary from Sandi Tan about her life as a teenage rebel filmmaker in Singapore.Title music is "Life Story" by Kevin Hairs. Learn more here: https://kevinhairs.bandcamp.com/releases

Check out these films' posts @ MovieJeff.com here » https://themoviereviewshow.blogspot.com/2018/01/shirkers.html + https://themoviereviewshow.blogspot.com/2019/02/paddleton.html and leave a comment It's made up word day on The Movie Review Show! Shirkers is a 2018 British-American documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan about her experience making of an independent thriller featuring a teenage assassin set in Singapore. Paddleton is a 2019 American comedy-drama film, directed by Alex Lehmann, from a script by Lehmann and Mark Duplass. The film stars Duplass and Ray Romano on a quest to bring their newly invented sport (Paddleton) to the masses. Follow the show... @ Twitter https://twitter.com/MOVIEREVIEWSH0W @ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpONT6Yp423GzUrHDDqBL3g @ LetterBoxd https://letterboxd.com/jeffmovie AND, FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH » https://patreon.com/dad SUPPORT THIS SHOW AND OTHER VENTURES FROM HTTPS://WWW.MYAMERI.CA INDUSTRIES • THANK YOU --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-movie-review-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-movie-review-show/support

Born in Singapore, Sandi began her career as a film critic at The Straits Times, Singapore’s largest newspaper. She then threw that all away to run off to film school at Columbia University. Sandi most recently wrote, directed, produced, and co-edited Shirkers (2018) which won the World Cinema Documentary Directing Award after its Sundance 2018 premiere. It was picked up as a Netflix Original Documentary and was on the shortlist for the 2019 Best Documentary Academy award. Shirkers reconstructs the story of an unfinished feature film Sandi made as a teenager using actual footage from the film combined with personal interrogations exploring how exactly the film came to be before it went missing. The movie that Sandi chose to discuss this week is David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Although this film may not seem to have much to do with her own film, Shirkers, throughout the conversation she and April discover a great deal of overlap. Both movies are steeped in murder, reconciling the past, and mysterious disappearing male figures. Sandi details the incredible story of how she came to make the documentary. And she and April explore the intuitive filmmaking of David Lynch, and why he wanted to tell Laura Palmer's side of the story. You can watch Shirkers on Netflix. If you haven't seen it yet, go watch Twin Peaks: Fire Walks with Me. With April Wolfe and Sandi Tan. You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters on Twitter or Facebook. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org. Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.

We close out Found Footage February with a woman who found her own footage... after 25 years. Sandi Tan talks about her incredible film “Shirkers” and her personal journey with the story. In the intro, Randy Movie Pass’d “Everybody Knows” while Clark and Russ wrap up the UFF2 weekend. Watch Shirkers on Netflix today! Fulfill your Found Footage Horror needs at https://povhorror.com/ Theme song by Darryl Blood - darrylblood.bandcamp.com/ If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com, on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre), Facebook (theoverlookhour/theoverlooktheatre), or Twitter (@OverlookHour/@OverlookTheatre).

From Sundance to The Independent Spirit Awards, filmmaker Sandi Tan is on the slab this week to discuss her Netflix documentary, SHIRKERS. You won’t want to miss getting to know her and the strange, true stories behind her award-winning, making-of documentary!!

This is the fourth and final installment of conversations from the DOC NYC Short List. Previous episodes were: 90: Getting Political 91: Portrait Documentaries 95: Getting PersonalOn Twitter: @ttwardle @sanditan @ramellross @thompowers @purenonfiction

“Three Identical Strangers,” “Shirkers” and the Oscar-nominated “Hale Country This Morning, This Evening” are the focus of this conversation about pushing stylistic boundaries in documentary. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed the filmmakers at DOC NYC in November 2018. This is the fourth and final installment of conversations from the DOC NYC Short List. Previous […] The post 98: Tim Wardle, Sandi Tan & RaMell Ross on “Pushing Boundaries” appeared first on Pure Nonfiction.

Oscar season is upon us and our fearless co-hosts Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf bravely tender their predictions and preferences in a range of categories. There's a lotta love for Glenn Close and The Favorite; not so much for A Star is Born; respect for Roma; and a special focus on documentaries because we've interviewed the directors of many of this year's favorites (having featured last year's winner, Icarus). Medaya and Kate spoke with Sandi Tan, director of Shirkers; Eric talked to Bing Liu, director of Minding the Gap; and Morgan Neville discussed his film Won't You Be My Neighbor? with Kate and Eric; but we've chosen... to bring you a command performance of Eric and Daya's interview with Tim Wardle, director of Three Identical Strangers. Also, author Julietta Singh returns to recommend The Queer Art of Failure by Jack Halberstam, which features close readings of Pixar Films which celebrate a new generation of animated films which embrace characters, narratives, and communities that counter the traditional tropes of patriarchal, hetero-normative, heroic individualism.

Oscar season is upon us and our fearless co-hosts Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf bravely tender their predictions and preferences in a range of categories. There's a lotta love for Glenn Close and The Favorite; not so much for A Star is Born; respect for Roma; and a special focus on documentaries because we've interviewed the directors of many of this year's favorites (having featured last year's winner, Icarus). Medaya and Kate spoke with Sandi Tan, director of Shirkers; Eric talked to Bing Liu, director of Minding the Gap; and Morgan Neville discussed his film Won't You Be My Neighbor? with Kate and Eric; but we've chosen... to bring you a command performance of Eric and Daya's interview with Tim Wardle, director of Three Identical Strangers. Also, author Julietta Singh returns to recommend The Queer Art of Failure by Jack Halberstam, which features close readings of Pixar Films which celebrate a new generation of animated films which embrace characters, narratives, and communities that counter the traditional tropes of patriarchal, hetero-normative, heroic individualism.

It's only been a few days since the Golden Globes but the clouds of controversy are gathering around a few Oscar hopefuls. Also your hosts breakdown what the DGA, WGA, and BAFTA nominations mean for your favorites and director Sandi Tan joins to discuss her Netflix documentary Shirkers.

It's only been a few days since the Golden Globes but the clouds of controversy are gathering around a few Oscar hopefuls. Also your hosts breakdown what the DGA, WGA, and BAFTA nominations mean for your favorites and director Sandi Tan joins to discuss her Netflix documentary Shirkers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On our last TV panel of the year we're talking new releases including Homecoming and The Bisexual, plus favourite shows of 2018. An interview with Singaporean filmmaker Sandi Tan about her Netflix film Shirkers, and a review of Melissa McCarthy's new film, a biographical comedy-drama called Can You Ever Forgive Me?

On our last TV panel of the year we're talking new releases including Homecoming and The Bisexual, plus favourite shows of 2018. An interview with Singaporean filmmaker Sandi Tan about her Netflix film Shirkers, and a review of Melissa McCarthy's new film, a biographical comedy-drama called Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Filmmaker Sandi Tan joins Chronicle senior digital arts editor Mariecar Mendoza to talk about "Shirkers," a Netflix documentary about a film that was stolen from Tan when she was a teen. Tan was 19 years old when she made the movie in Singapore. Her professor and mentor figure stole the footage and disappeared. "Shirkers" tries to solve that mystery, and make sense of a senseless act. Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is Mozart's Symphony 40 in G Minor by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you grab drinks and calamari with director Sandi Tan, you're in for a damn TREAT. Listen in as Ange and Erin talk filmmaking, trying to be human, zines, and more in this episode. Go #netflixandchill with Sandi's film SHIRKERS now. You will never forget this film or it's story.   Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter...      

A landmark first feature shot in the 90s but never seen until now. Where Orson Welles' THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND is the story of a movie finished years after its director let it go, Sandi Tan’s new SHIRKERS is the story of a film its director could never really let go. In this half of our discussion on lost films found, we share our reactions to Tan’s unusual film, before bringing in Welles' WIND to see what the two films share in their portraits of auteurism, their difficult production histories, and their respective movies-within-the-movie. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND, SHIRKERS, or both by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.. Your Next Picture Show:  • Scott: Frederick Wiseman’s MONROVIA, INDIANA • Keith: Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA • Tasha: Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl’s PROSPECT Outro Music: Weish’s “Tick Tick” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orson Welles' final film is finally finished. We’re switching things up this week to look at a pair of new films that are also old films — sort of — which together show that while making movies is always hard, some are harder than others. Orson Welles shot THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND decades ago, but the previously unfinished film is only seeing the light of day now, alongside a documentary about another kind of lost film, Sandi Tan’s SHIRKERS. In this first half, we dig in to why WIND is the loudest of the many ghosts haunting Welles’ filmography, debating whether it feels like a finished film, or even a good film, and to what degree it needs to be either. Plus, some feedback on would-be pairings past and our recent query on what a ‘90s STAR IS BORN would look like. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND, SHIRKERS, or both by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Outro Music: Queen, “Ride The Wild Wind” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“With Shirkers, Sandi Tan . . . revisits the long-lost footage from her unfinished narrative feature shot in Tan's native Singapore in 1992, also called Shirkers, and in the process reckons with both why the film was never finished and how several relationships were forever changed in its wake,” Eric Hynes wrote in our March/April 2018 issue, about Sandi Tan's Sundance prize-winning film. For our latest Film Comment Talk at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Tan sat down to talk about her experience making Shirkers, joined by FC contributor Farihah Zaman, also a filmmaker. Shirkers opened October 26 and is available to view on Netflix.

With under five days until the November 6, Midterm elections, we have two political updates: John Nichols comments on national matters and David Dayen reports on the California situation. Plus: Singapore-born film-maker Sandi Tan, joins us in-studio to talk about her Sundance award-winning documentary, "Shirkers," now streaming on Netflix.

"Shirkers" is a film that Sandi Tan and her friends made in 1992, in Singapore, when they were teenagers. Then the film was lost - stolen. 20 years later it was recovered. Tan's new documentary on Netflix, also called Shirkers, tells the story behind the original film, the tragedy of its theft, and the mystery of its recovery. Co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf ask Tan about her life as a teenage auteur in Singapore and how she came to work with Georges, an older mentor, who shot the sumptuously gorgeous footage and then betrayed her trust. Tan evokes the DIY spirit of early '90s Indie cinema, and her magical relationship to the few great films she saw (in the era before instant access); providing an uncanny re-encounter, at mid-life, with the dreams of an inspired youth. Also, Dan Lopez drops by to herald Haruki Murakami latest novel, Killing Commendatore; reflect on the magical humanism of the master's flawless formula; and confess that he, like legions of fans around the world, never wants it to end.

"Shirkers" is a film that Sandi Tan and her friends made in 1992, in Singapore, when they were teenagers. Then the film was lost - stolen. 20 years later it was recovered. Tan's new documentary on Netflix, also called Shirkers, tells the story behind the original film, the tragedy of its theft, and the mystery of its recovery. Co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf ask Tan about her life as a teenage auteur in Singapore and how she came to work with Georges, an older mentor, who shot the sumptuously gorgeous footage and then betrayed her trust. Tan evokes the DIY spirit of early '90s Indie cinema, and her magical relationship to the few great films she saw (in the era before instant access); providing an uncanny re-encounter, at mid-life, with the dreams of an inspired youth. Also, Dan Lopez drops by to herald Haruki Murakami latest novel, Killing Commendatore; reflect on the magical humanism of the master's flawless formula; and confess that he, like legions of fans around the world, never wants it to end.

With under five days until the November 6, Midterm elections, we have two political updates: John Nichols comments on national matters and David Dayen reports on the California situation. Plus: Singapore-born film-maker Sandi Tan, joins us in-studio to talk about her Sundance award-winning documentary, "Shirkers," now streaming on Netflix.

An inspired labor of love for zine-making teens Sandi Tan, Jasmine Ng and Sophie Siddique, Shirkers was a Singapore-made 1992 cult classic—or it would have been, had the 16mm footage not been stolen by their enigmatic American collaborator Georges Cardona, who disappeared. More than two decades later, Tan, now a novelist in L.A., returns to the country of her youth and to the memories of a man who both enabled and thwarted her dreams. Magically, too, she returns to the film itself, revived in a way she never could have imagined. Shirkers made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018, where Sandi Tan received the World Cinema Documentary Directing Award, and went on to tour festivals all over the world, including True/False, HotDocs, CPHDOX, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Full Frame, San Francisco Intl. Film Festival, AFI Docs and more. Director Sandi Tan talks about her 25-year relationship with her friends, then and now, Exploding Cat and her thoughts on losing and then rediscovering a crucial part of her life. For news and updates go to: shirkersfilm.com

In the Netflix documentary “Shirkers,” filmmaker Sandi Tan goes in search of a film she made in Singapore 25 years ago that was stolen by her collaborator. Winner of the Sundance World Documentary Directing Award, the film is full of mystery, beauty and originality.

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Winner of the 2018 Sundance Directing Award for World Documentary, Sandi Tan makes her debut with “Shirkers,” now on Netflix. She grew up in Singapore. As a teenager in the 1980s, she had an outsider’s sensibility, obsessed with punk rock, fanzines, and indie film. She took a film class from a middle-aged American man named […] The post 87: Sandi Tan on “Shirkers” appeared first on Pure Nonfiction.

Sandi Tan delves deep into the extremely unconventional, convoluted process of bringing Shirkers to screen. Shirkers, a documentary about the road movie Tan made at 18 which was then stolen by her mentor, required her to revisit that traumatic time in order to do justice to this extraordinary story.

Kurt Andersen talks with Sandi Tan, who shot a film as an 18-year-old in Singapore in 1992, but the footage disappeared. She finally got her hands on the footage a few years ago, and the mystery of its disappearance is the subject of her new documentary, “Shirkers.” Tanwi Nandini Islam is both a novelist and a perfumer — and she demonstrates how she applies both of those talents to create a fragrance based on the Toni Morrison novel, “Beloved.”  And getting to the bottom of the hidden meanings and long life of Don McLean’s “American Pie.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kurt Andersen talks with Sandi Tan, who shot a film as an 18-year-old in Singapore in 1992, but the footage disappeared. She finally got her hands on the footage a few years ago, and the mystery of its disappearance is the subject of her new documentary, “Shirkers.” Tanwi Nandini Islam is both a novelist and a perfumer — and she demonstrates how she applies both of those talents to create a fragrance based on the Toni Morrison novel, “Beloved.”  And getting to the bottom of the hidden meanings and long life of Don McLean’s “American Pie.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

German-American author and illustrator Nora Krug talks through the challenging themes found in her new graphic novel ‘Heimat’. We also meet film-maker and novelist Sandi Tan to hear the story behind her new Netflix documentary ‘Shirkers’ and learn the tale of Pike Ward – a British fish merchant who helped shape the history of Iceland – with heritage specialist Katherine Findlay.

As the first weekend of Sundance comes to an end, FC Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold and Eric Hynes, FC contributor and Curator of Film at Museum of the Moving Image, discuss the white privilege and bacchanalia of Sebastián Silva's disorienting Tyrel, Ethan Hawke's biopic of heavy-drinking country singer/songwriter Blaze Foley, Gustav Möller's gimmicky debut thriller The Guilty, and the joyousness and charm of Sandi Tan's first-person Singapore-set documentary Shirkers. The Film Comment Podcast from Sundance is sponsored by Autograph Collection Hotels.