Tiger Stripes
TITLE
Tiger Stripes
by Amanda Nell Eu
Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar
2023
by Amanda Nell Eu
Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar
2023
SYNOPSIS
The first amongst her friends to hit puberty,
Zaffan, 12, discovers a terrifying secret about
her body. Ostracised by her community, Zaffan
fights back, learning that to be free she must
embrace the body she feared, emerging as a
proud, strong woman.
ACCOLADES
62nd Critics Week, Cannes Film Festival 2023 (France)
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2023 (Spain)
QCinema International Film Festival 2023 (Philippines)
Fantasia Film Festival 2023 (Canada)
Hawaii International Film Festival 2023 (US)
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 (Switzerland)
Singapore International Film Festival 2023
São Paulo International Film Festival 2023 (Brazil)
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2023
Taipei Film Festival 2023 (Taiwan)
Tokyo FILMeX 2023 (Japan)
London Film Festival 2023 (UK)
Munich Film Festival 2023 (Germany)
Pingyao Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon International Film Festival 2023 (China)
Asian Pacific Screen Awards 2023 (Australia)
BFI London Film Festival 2023 (UK)
AFI Fest 2023 (US)
Vancouver International Film Festival 2023 (Canada)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023 (Estonia)
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023 (Australia)
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2024 (US)
Asian Film Awards 2024 (Hong Kong)
Busan International Film Festival 2024 (Korea)
Seattle International Film Festival 2024 (US)
- Grand Prize
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2023 (Spain)
- Special Mention Best Actress
- Best Motion Picture Nominee
QCinema International Film Festival 2023 (Philippines)
- Pylon Award Best Director
- Pylon Award Best Picture, Asian Next Wave Competition
Fantasia Film Festival 2023 (Canada)
- Special Mention New Flesh Award for Best First Feature
- Cheval Noir Best Film Nominee
Hawaii International Film Festival 2023 (US)
- Honorable Mention Kau Ka Hōkū Award
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 (Switzerland)
- Narcisse Award Best Feature Film
Singapore International Film Festival 2023
- Opening Film
São Paulo International Film Festival 2023 (Brazil)
- New Directors Competition Best Fiction Nominee
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2023
- New Talent Award Nominee
Taipei Film Festival 2023 (Taiwan)
- International New Talent Competition Grand Prize Nominee
Tokyo FILMeX 2023 (Japan)
- Grand Prize Nominee
London Film Festival 2023 (UK)
- Sutherland Award First Feature Competition Nominee
Munich Film Festival 2023 (Germany)
- CineRebels Award Nominee
Pingyao Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon International Film Festival 2023 (China)
- People’s Choice Award Gala Best Film Nominee
Asian Pacific Screen Awards 2023 (Australia)
- Best Youth Film Nominee
BFI London Film Festival 2023 (UK)
- Official Selection
AFI Fest 2023 (US)
- Official Selection
Vancouver International Film Festival 2023 (Canada)
- Official Selection
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023 (Estonia)
- Official Selection
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023 (Australia)
- Official Selection
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2024 (US)
- FIPRESCI Prize Best Foreign Language Film Nominee
Asian Film Awards 2024 (Hong Kong)
- Best New Director Nominee
Busan International Film Festival 2024 (Korea)
- Official Selection
Seattle International Film Festival 2024 (US)
- Official Selection
QUOTES
“Universal and true in this well-observed, fiercely female-centred coming-of-age drama... truly growls in its depiction of the brutal nature of girl friendship and the shock of the menstrual metamorphosis...”
— ScreenDaily
“A well-made, eminently watchable illustration of the “monster” that so many young girls are told to see themselves as...”
— IndieWire
“Cheekily subversive and vibrantly colorful first feature... a genre-bending tale that “celebrates the people who don’t fit in”...”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“Arresting images and bright performances in this bristling debut feature...”
— The Guardian
“An insolent and vibrant first feature film... an audacious parable rivalling the scale of Muslim Asia that gets straight to the heart of female intimacy, amidst blood and water, normality and irrationality, friendship and jealousy...”
— Cineuropa
— ScreenDaily
“A well-made, eminently watchable illustration of the “monster” that so many young girls are told to see themselves as...”
— IndieWire
“Cheekily subversive and vibrantly colorful first feature... a genre-bending tale that “celebrates the people who don’t fit in”...”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“Arresting images and bright performances in this bristling debut feature...”
— The Guardian
“An insolent and vibrant first feature film... an audacious parable rivalling the scale of Muslim Asia that gets straight to the heart of female intimacy, amidst blood and water, normality and irrationality, friendship and jealousy...”
— Cineuropa
CREDITS
Writer & Director: AMANDA NELL EU
Producers: FOO FEI LING, PATRICK MAO HUANG, FRAN BORGIA, JULIETTE LEPOUTRE, PIERRE MENAHEM, JONAS WEYDEMANN, ELLEN HAVENITH, YULIA EVINA BHARA
Director of Photography: JIMMY GIMFERRER
Production and Costume Designer: SHARON CHIN
Editor: CARLO FRANCISCO MANATAD
Sound Designer: LIM TING LI
Music Composer: GABBER MODUS OPERANDI
Cast: ZAFREEN ZAIRIZAL, DEENA EZRAL, PIQA, SHAHEIZY SAM, JUN LOJONG, KHAIRUNAZWAN RODZY, FATIMAH ABU BAKAR
A GHOST GRRRL PICTURES, FLASH FORWARD ENTERTAINMENT, AKANGA FILM ASIA, STILL MOVING, WEYDEMANN BROS., PRPL, KAWANKAWAN MEDIA production
Producers: FOO FEI LING, PATRICK MAO HUANG, FRAN BORGIA, JULIETTE LEPOUTRE, PIERRE MENAHEM, JONAS WEYDEMANN, ELLEN HAVENITH, YULIA EVINA BHARA
Director of Photography: JIMMY GIMFERRER
Production and Costume Designer: SHARON CHIN
Editor: CARLO FRANCISCO MANATAD
Sound Designer: LIM TING LI
Music Composer: GABBER MODUS OPERANDI
Cast: ZAFREEN ZAIRIZAL, DEENA EZRAL, PIQA, SHAHEIZY SAM, JUN LOJONG, KHAIRUNAZWAN RODZY, FATIMAH ABU BAKAR
A GHOST GRRRL PICTURES, FLASH FORWARD ENTERTAINMENT, AKANGA FILM ASIA, STILL MOVING, WEYDEMANN BROS., PRPL, KAWANKAWAN MEDIA production
TECHNICAL SPECS
Aspect Ratio: 1:1.85
Colour
Countries: MALAYSIA, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, FRANCE, GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, INDONESIA, QATAR
Language: MALAY
Runtime: 95’
Sales Agent: FILMS BOUTIQUE
Colour
Countries: MALAYSIA, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, FRANCE, GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, INDONESIA, QATAR
Language: MALAY
Runtime: 95’
Sales Agent: FILMS BOUTIQUE
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