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'.
Sandi Tan has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Signature works include The Idiot, Shirkers, Gourmet Baby. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
