Tan Siyou is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker originally from Singapore. Siyou’s short films Cold Cut (2024), Strawberry Cheesecake (2021) and Hello Ahma (2019) premiered at festivals such as Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto and Locarno, among others.
She is an alumna of Berlinale Talents Tokyo, Busan’s Asian Film Academy and Universal’s Director Initiative. She studied film and art at Wesleyan University, before going on to a directing fellowship at the American Film Institute.
Her debut feature film, Amoeba, premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
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