Storyline

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!

Plot Keywords

teen girl, mentor, friend, filmmaker, novelist, mysterious man, confident, creative, fascinating, engaging, emotional, intricate, singapore, united states, los angeles, street, basement, car, filmmaking, mentorship, friendship, disappearance, mysterious past, mystery, discovery, quest, adventure, love, 2010s

Short Review

An irresistible mix of insouciance and precocious maturity. Much of its charm lies in Tan's ironic irreverence as the film's narrator.

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