Amanda Nell Eu

Eu was born in Kuala Lumpur on 25 November 1985.^[4] When she was 11, she moved to Britain where her grandmother originated. She went to a boarding school in High Wycombe. She then studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins before attending London Film School.^[5][6]

Eu also studied at the Filmmakers Academy in Locarno at the course led by Stefano Knuchel.^[7]

After she graduated from the London Film School with an MA, she made two short films, Pasak (2012) and Seesaw (2015).^[8] She returned to settle in Malaysia. She became interested in the folklore of the country and made two short films based on characters from such lore. The first made in 2017 was It's Easier to Raise Cattle, a story involving a pontianak,^[9] which premiered in competition at the Venice International Film Festival and received a Special Mention at the International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand.^[4] She also made the short films Fu Xin De Ren in 2017 and Vinegar Baths (involving a penanggalan) in 2018.^[10]

Eu directed her first feature film Tiger Stripes released in 2023. The film won the Critics' Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.^[11][12] In 2025, her second feature film Lotus Feet was selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) development support scheme.^[13]

Eu was also formerly the drummer for the London-based alternative rock band, Screaming Tea Party.^[14]