Tiger Stripes
DIRECTOR:
Amanda Nell Eu
FILM TYPE:
Feature
SYNOPSIS
The first amongst her friends to hit puberty, Zaffan, 12, discovers a terrifying secret about her body. Ostracized by her community, Zaffan fights back, learning that to be free she must embrace the body she feared, emerging as a proud, strong woman.
DIRECTOR BIO
Born on November 26th, 1985 in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Amanda graduated from the London Film School. Her short film It's Easier to Raise Cattle premiered in competition at the Venice International Film Festival and received a Special Mention at the International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand. Amanda is an alumni of the Berlinale Talent Campus and Locarno Filmmakers Academy. In her work, she explores the female body and identity within the cultural context of Southeast Asia. Tiger Stripes is her debut feature film.
Grand Jury Prize Winner – 2023 Cannes Critics Week
Rated 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes
Eastern PA PREMIERE
PLAY TRAILER
Year:
2023
Runtime:
95 Min
Language:
Malay
Country:
Malaysia
Premiere:
Eastern PA
Director:
Amanda Nell Eu
Executive Producer:
Producer:
Foo Fei Ling, Fran Borgia, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem, Jonas Weydemann, Ellen Havenith, Fei Ling Foo, Patrick Mao Huang, Yulia Evina Bhara
Writer:
Amanda Nell Eu
Cinematographer:
Jimmy Gimferrer
Editor:
Carlo Francisco Manatad
Cast:
Zafreen Zairizal, Deena Ezral, Piqa, Shaheizy Sam, June Lojong, Khairunazwan Rodzy, Fatimah Abu Bakar
