Amanda Nell Eu

Having graduated from the London Film School with an MA in Filmmaking, Amanda moved back to Malaysia to work as a scriptwriter and development executive for feature films and scripted formats in regional broadcast.

Her short film, LAGI SENANG JAGA SEKANDANG LEMBU, premiered in competition in the 74th Venice Film Festival 2017. The film has continued to travel onto many international film festivals, including receiving the Special Jury Mention in the International Short Film Festival Clermont Ferrand 2018.

In 2018, she is developing her first feature film TIGER STRIPES, which has taken part in the South East Asian Film Lab in Singapore (2017) and is part of LIM | Less is More 2018. In her work, she likes to explore the female body and identity within the South East Asian context.

Tiger Stripes

LIM | Less is More 2018

12-year-old Zaffan reaches puberty when her body begins to morph at an alarming and horrifying rate. In fear of being labelled as a monster, she struggles to maintain being normal at school by trying to conceal her grotesque self… that is until she decides she no longer wants to hide from the world.