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Every good horror story needs a monster, a specter out of nightmares. In the movie Shirkers the monster is a thief of dreams, robbing the young of their innocence—a scenario all the more disturbing because this horror story is real. Sandi Tan is both director and protagonist of the Netflix documentary, which retraces…

The Sheffield Doc/Fest, one of the largest non-fiction festivals in the world, kicked off this weekend with around 200 films as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. The festival is launching the world premiere of films such as Jack Black-associated The Insufferable Groo, the European premiere of Neon-acquired Three Iden…

Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Shirkers, Sandi Tan's film that won the Directing Award in World Cinema Documentary after its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Netflix announced the buy today, along with the acquisition of Zion, a ten-minute film directed by Floyd Russ about a young wrestler…