Paul Sng
Paul Eng Kim Sng is a British documentary filmmaker and writer, based in Edinburgh.
Life and work
Sng was born in North London to working-class British and Chinese-Singaporean parents.He has made films about opposition to the United Kingdom government austerity programme, the shortage of social housing in Britain, and homelessness. Sng has profiled public figures such as Sleaford Mods; Poly Styrene with music writer Zoë Howe and Styrene's daughter Celeste Bell; and Tish Murtha with Murtha's daughter Ella.
Filmography
- Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain – written and co-directed by Sng
- Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle – written, directed and produced by Sng
- Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché – co-directed by Sng
- Year of the Dog – directed by Sng
- Tish – directed by Sng
Publications
- Invisible Britain. Bristol: Policy, 2018. Edited by Sng.. With a foreword by Michael Sheen.
Awards
- 2020: Co-winner, British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary, British Independent Film Awards 2021, for Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
- 2021: Co-winner, Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award, Whistler Film Festival, for ''Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché''