Paul Sng is a British Chinese documentary filmmaker, based in Edinburgh.[1]
Life and work
Sng was born in London.[2]
He has made films about Sleaford Mods and opposition to the United Kingdom government austerity programme,[3] the shortage of social housing in Britain,[4] Poly Styrene,[5] homelessness,[6] and Tish Murtha,[7]
Filmography
- Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain (2015) – written and co-directed by Sng[8]
- Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017) – written, directed and produced by Sng[9][10]
- Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021) – co-directed by Sng (with Celeste Bell)[11]
- Year of the Dog (2022) – directed by Sng[6]
- Tish (2023) – directed by Sng[12][13]
Publications
- Invisible Britain. Bristol: Policy, 2018. Edited by Sng. ISBN 978-1447344117. With a foreword by Michael Sheen.[14][15][16]
Awards
- 2020: Co-winner (with Celeste Bell), British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary, British Independent Film Awards 2021, for Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché[17]
- 2021: Co-winner (with Celeste Bell), Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award, Whistler Film Festival, for Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché[18]
References
- ↑ "Paul Sng". www.revolutiontalent.co.uk.
- ↑ Bryant-Henry, Taya (17 October 2018). "Interview: Paul Sng". Bristol24/7.
- ↑ Hann, Michael (26 November 2015). "Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain review – an awkward ode to austerity Britain". The Guardian.
- ↑ McCahill, Mike (16 June 2017). "Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle review – balanced look at a dysfunctional market". The Guardian.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (5 March 2021). "Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché review – riveting take on British punk heroine". The Guardian.
- 1 2 "Year of the Dog (2022)". Letterboxd.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (14 June 2023). "Tish review – gripping portrait of a passionate photographer of Austerity Britain". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Invisible Britain: Sleaford Mods On Film". Clash. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Quietus | Film | Film Reviews | A Conversation We Should Be Having: Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle Reviewed". The Quietus.
- ↑ Muir, Kate (23 June 2023). "Film review: Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle". The Times.
- ↑ "A New Documentary Explores the Legacy of Poly Styrene, Punk Pioneer and Fashion Renegade". Vogue. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ Baughan, Nikki. "'Tish': Sheffield Review". Screen.
- ↑ "Tish review: A rousing and intimate portrait of British photographer Tish Murtha". Hindustan Times. 20 June 2023.
- ↑ Fox, Killian (25 November 2018). "Invisible Britain edited by Paul Sng review – the voices of austerity". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Telling images". Morning Star. 6 November 2018.
- ↑ "Documenting the everyday faces of austerity Britain". Huck. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ "Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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