“Today, the 35-year-old is one of Singapore’s most exciting film-makers with a robust slate of award-winning short films and documentaries under her belt. Her first feature, Pop Aye – an offbeat tale about a disenfranchised architect and the elephant he adopts – just nabbed prizes at two of the world’s most important film festivals: Sundance and Rotterdam.
An accomplished cinematographer, she also makes a more-than-decent living lensing commercial work for the likes of fashion label Giorgio Armani, coconut water brand Vita Coco and Heineken beer.
Embracing her identity as a film-maker took a long time, says the younger of two children.”
Read more of the Straits Times’ profile on Kirsten Tan here.