Tiger Stripes

Program:

Midnight special

Year:

2023

Country:

Malaysia, Taiwan, France, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Qatar, Indonesia

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

95’

Zaffan, 12, lives in a small rural community in Malaysia. In full puberty, she realizes that her body is changing at an alarming rate. Her friends turn away from her when a mass hysteria hits the school. Fear spreads and a doctor intervenes to chase away the demon that haunts the girls. Like a tiger harassed and dislodged from its habitat, Zaffan decides to reveal its true nature, its fury, its rage and its beauty.

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Amanda Nell Eu

Amanda graduated from the London Film School with an MA in Filmmaking and is an alumna of Berlinale Talents and Locarno Filmmakers Academy. Her short film LAGI SENANG JAGA SEKANDANG LEMBU premiered in competition at the Venice International Film Festival. The film has continued to travel and win awards in many other international festivals. Her next short film VINEGAR BATHS has also won several awards in festivals, including Best Picture at Scream Asia Horror shorts competition. TIGER STRIPES is her debut feature film.

Filmography: Vinegar Baths (2018), It's Easier to Raise Cattle (2017)

Creative team

Director

Amanda Nell Eu

Screenplay

Amanda Nell Eu

Camera

Jimmy Gimferrer

Editing

Carlo Francisco Manatad

Production design

Sharon Chin