Tiger Stripes review – entertaining Malaysian horror shows its claws TikTok meets south-east Asian folklore in Amanda Nell Eu’s fierce directorial debut, an allegory about the onset of puberty The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024
‘It was terrifying – but screw it’: the director who had to disown her film to qualify for the Oscars Tiger Stripes, about a girl who turns into a jungle cat when her periods start, was chosen by Malaysia as its Oscar entry. But they wanted cuts. Amanda Nell Eu relives a ‘painful and comedic’ experience The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2024
Tiger Stripes: Malaysia’s censors have ‘removed the essence’ of my film, says director Amanda Nell Eu’s drama is in the running for an Oscar but conservatism means viewers in her own country will see a version she disowns The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023
Hear her roar The image of a girl taking off her hijab is wrought with cinematic symbolism. Kamila Andini shows it in her Indonesian film Yuni (2021); Hesome Chemamah in his Thai short I'm Not Your F*cking Stereotype (2019); Ana Lily Amirpour in the Iranian vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone At… Bangkok Post · May 25, 2023
Malaysian feminist body horror Tiger Stripes to debut at Cannes Directed by Amanda Nell Eu, the film is the first directed by a Malaysian woman to be invited to the iconic festival. Al Jazeera · May 7, 2023