Sandi Tan

Director

Born: August 3, 1972 (53 years old)

Place of birth: Singapore

Biography

Born in Singapore, published a cult zine called The Exploding Cat at 16 and at 22 became the film critic at The Straits Times, Singapore's largest newspaper (1995-1997). Then she threw all that away to run off to film school at Columbia University. Directed the 2018 acclaimed documentary about her real life story 'Shirkers'.

Filmography (3)

• Shirkers (2018, ★ 7.2)
• The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring (2023, ★ 4.8)
• Cat People (2021, ★ 5.1)