TAN SIYOU
AMOEBA
Could Amoeba be the coming-of-age movie we've all been waiting for? What we say: gang gang 🔥 — F ZINE (fka FEMALE)
Joining an elite all-girls school during her O-level exam year, Choo bonds hard with three other misfits. For fun, the not-so-Mean Girls record their rituals of secret societies, mentored by the OG of Jack Kao (from Hou Hsiao-hsien’s cinema!)—but even that’s too much for the discipline masters and mistresses of the world. Fun, furious, and freaky, it’s giving you do you, youth.
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Singapore-born and New York City–based, Tan Siyou’s short films “Cold Cut” (2024), “Strawberry Cheesecake” (2021), and “Hello Ahma” (2019) premiered at festivals like Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, and Locarno.
Her debut feature Amoeba premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2025.
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Pingyao International Film Festival 2025 (China)
Winner, Best Actress (Ranice Tay), Youth Jury Award, and Cinephilia Critics’ Award13th QCinema International Film Festival (Philippines)
Winner, New Horizons Best Film AwardAsia Pacific Screen Awards 2025 (Australia)
Winner, Best Youth FilmGolden Horse Awards 2025 (Taiwan)
Nominee, Best New DirectorTOKYO FILMeX 2025 (Japan)
Nominee, Grand Prize -
Genre: Drama
Featuring: Ranice Tay, Nicole Lee, Lim Shi-An, Genevieve Tan, Jack Kao
Rating: R21
Duration: 98 min
Languages: English, Mandarin (with English & Mandarin subtitles) -
A subtly playful film…Ranice Tay feels like a potential star — RogertEbert.com
Tan Siyou expertly captures the indignities of the teenage years ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Eye for Film
An…affectionate, coming-of-age story. Grade: A- — The Playlist
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