AMOEBA
DIRECTOR: Siyou Tan
99 MINS, Singapore, the Netherlands, France, Spain, South Korea, 2025, SUBTITLED
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Four misfit sixteen-year-old schoolgirls huddle together to form a secret gang, rebelling against the rigid discipline of their elitist all-girls school in Singapore. Their sisterhood grows into a pact fueled by queer desire and shared frustration with adults who suppress their individuality. Singaporean filmmaker Tan Si-you’s energetic, immersive queer coming-of-age debut is tender and wistful. Messy, joyful performances and naturalistic dialogue capture teenage rebellion while exploring girlhood, identity, fierce intimacy, and the raw, communal joy of resisting and belonging together.
NOTES BY MARIE-PIERRE RICHARD
