> Fresh off sweeping the Oscars last year with Anora…he and Quan spent 10 days in Penang, “to truly absorb and immerse ourselves in the food culture there.” That’s how they tound the historic George Town neighborhood of Penang and the massive tood court where the story’s climax takes place.
> In the film, Yeoh plays five different characters, each styled in a different Self-Portrait look.
> The film was shot on location in just two days, with Yeoh improvising the storyline for each role: a cotton-candy-haired influencer, a bicycle-riding waitress in punk bracelets and flared jeans, a food critic in a chic leather jacket and stern glasses, and a hardworking chef in a headscart and baby blue silk dress.
>As each character journeys through the heart of the city, they eventually converge at The Red Garden food court, where a final Yeoh character, Lady Orchid, performs for the crowd in a white sequined gown with a matching fringed shawl.
> “Penang has this quiet theatricality: its heritage architecture, its taded grandeur, the sense of history layered into every street,” Chong says.
“It felt like the perfect stage for Sandiwara, which translates to ‘drama. At the end of the shoot, Penang had become our sixth character in the film.”
You can watch the ten minute film on YouTube here:
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> Fresh off sweeping the Oscars last year with Anora…he and Quan spent 10 days in Penang, “to truly absorb and immerse ourselves in the food culture there.” That’s how they tound the historic George Town neighborhood of Penang and the massive tood court where the story’s climax takes place.
> In the film, Yeoh plays five different characters, each styled in a different Self-Portrait look.
> The film was shot on location in just two days, with Yeoh improvising the storyline for each role: a cotton-candy-haired influencer, a bicycle-riding waitress in punk bracelets and flared jeans, a food critic in a chic leather jacket and stern glasses, and a hardworking chef in a headscart and baby blue silk dress.
>As each character journeys through the heart of the city, they eventually converge at The Red Garden food court, where a final Yeoh character, Lady Orchid, performs for the crowd in a white sequined gown with a matching fringed shawl.
> “Penang has this quiet theatricality: its heritage architecture, its taded grandeur, the sense of history layered into every street,” Chong says.
“It felt like the perfect stage for Sandiwara, which translates to ‘drama. At the end of the shoot, Penang had become our sixth character in the film.”
You can watch the ten minute film on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/7Lo8WTBuHDg