‘POP AYE,’ A SINGAPOREAN-THAI FILM BY KIRSTEN TAN, IS CAPTIVATING FOR MANY REASONS, ONE BEING ITS ABILITY TO DRAW THE CHARACTER OF THE THAI ELEPHANT OUT FROM ITS STEREOTYPICAL PERCEPTION, DESPITE THE FILM’S NON-THAI DIRECTOR.
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KIRSTEN TAN
AN ARCHITECT AND AN ELEPHANT ON A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH THAILAND IS THE PREMISE OF THE STORY BEHIND POP AYE, THE DEBUT FEATURE FILM BY SINGAPOREAN FILM DIRECTOR KIRSTEN TAN CURRENTLY ON ITS WAY FOR SCREENING AT THE RENOWNED SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN 2017. ART4D SPOKE WITH TAN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HER CREATIVE PROCESS AND HOW POP AYE CAME TO BE.