'' Shirkers '' is a 2018 documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan . It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in January and won the World Cinema Documentary Directing Award , making her the second Singapore-born filmmaker after Kirsten Tan ( '' Pop Aye '' , 2017 ) to win an award at the festival . It was also nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
Shirkers