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Shirkers

2018

Sandi Tan

Documentary, Self: Sandi Tan

6.8

527

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.

	Author	Review
United States	Richard Brody The New Yorker	"Vastly imaginative and ambitious (...) It’s raw and spare, colorful and filled with ingenious sight gags"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias Variety	"[Tan] and her friends have enough perspective to look back at that period in their lives with touching fondness and good humor."	POS
United Kingdom	Charlie Phillips The Guardian	"A magical documentary (...) An unexpected delight (...) A joyous and funny recollection of a youth when anything felt possible (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"Tan has given us is an incredible, sui generis tribute to the international lingua franca of D.I.Y. cinempowerment (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"The filmmaking here alone, vivid with intricate visual details and unmistakable rhythm, makes the movie a complete joy."	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"The fascinating mystery of a stolen movie gives rise to a great one (...) 'Shirkers' has the handmade delicacy of a scrapbook come to life"	POS
United States	Monica Castillo rogerebert.com	"There is a sense of relief at the end of the documentary that feels like the first big breath of fresh air after stepping out of a therapist’s office (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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