Shirkers

"There are movers, there are shakers, and there are shirkers."

Oct 26 2018 TV-14 1h 37m
Documentary

In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan shot Singapore's first indie road movie with her enigmatic American mentor Georges – who then vanished with all the footage. Twenty years later, the 16mm film is recovered, sending Tan, now a novelist in Los Angeles, on a personal odyssey in search of Georges' vanishing footprints.

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Plot

In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan and her friends Sophie and Jasmine shot Singapore's first indie-a road movie called "Shirkers"-with their enigmatic American mentor, Georges Cardona. Sandi wrote the script and played the lead, a killer named S. After shooting wrapped, Georges vanished with all the footage! 20 years later, the 16mm cans are recovered in New Orleans, sending Sandi-now a novelist in Los Angeles-on a new personal odyssey across two continents and many media: 16mm, digital, Hi8, Super8, slides, animation and handwritten letters. A kaleidoscopic punk rock ghost story!

Written by

Sandi Tan

Directed by

Sandi Tan

Cast

Jasmine Kin Kia Ng, Philip Cheah, Sophia Siddique Harvey

Crew

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Production Countries

Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Cinereach, Doc Society, Shirkers

Languages

English

Awards

8 wins & 31 nominations

Trailers
Shirkers | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
Scores
# of Votes
5,823
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
88
Popularity
NA