Filmmaker Kirsten Tan riffs on the tropes of both the buddy film and the road trip movie in her absurd yet subtly observed feature debut “Pop Aye.” The writer and director sets a tragicomic tone early ...

The debut feature for Singaporean writer-director Kirsten Tan, "Pop Aye" premiered in Sundance's World Dramatic section on the opening night of the festival. Kino Lorber has acquired the North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pop Aye. (Golden Village Pictures) Pop Aye. (Golden Village Pictures) “Pop Aye” is a Singaporean drama that’s in Thai. The film ...

POP AYE screens Thursday, Nov. 9 at 9:00pm and Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:05pm as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival Both screenings are at The Plaza Frontenac Cinema (210 Plaza ...

While much attention has currently (and rightfully) been drawn toward Bong Joon Ho’s Okja within the realm of human-and-beast cinema, Kirsten Tan’s Pop Aye is a worthy companion. Intimately canvassed ...

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"The city takes you in as quick as it spits you out." A trailer has debuted for one of our most anticipated films premiering at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival starting next week. It's a film titled ...

SINGAPORE — Local filmmaker Kirsten Tan, director of award-winning film Pop Aye, has shared her experience of coming out as queer for Pride Month In a blog article by local queer merchandise brand ...

Kino Lorber has acquired all North American rights to the elephant dramedy “Pop Aye,” following the film’s world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Dramatic section. Set in Thailand, ...

In writer-director Kirsten Tan's first feature, an aging architect reconnects with his long-lost elephant, and the two embark upon a loosely... As it winds north through rural Thailand, Pop Aye makes ...

Screening in the World Drama section, Kirsten Tan’s comic drama 'Pop Aye' follows the travels across Thailand of a disheartened architect and the elephant he adopts. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor ...

As it winds north through rural Thailand, Pop Aye makes only a brief stop at a Buddhist site. But there's plenty of karma in writer-director Kirsten Tan's affecting low-key drama, beginning with its ...