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
Malaysian tweens earn their ‘Tiger Stripes’ in Cannes coming-of-age body horror A young girl’s experience of puberty gets the body-horror treatment in Amanda Nell Eu’s playfully rebellious “Tiger Stripes”, the first feature by a Malaysian female director to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. FRANCE 24 spoke to Eu about the making of the movie and its universal message. France 24 · May 20, 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