{"id":450706,"date":"2026-02-05T15:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/450706\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:15:08","slug":"sean-baker-michelle-yeohs-new-film-sandiwara-to-premiere-at-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/450706\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Baker, Michelle Yeoh&#8217;s New Film &#8216;Sandiwara&#8217; to Premiere at Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/sean-baker\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sean-baker\" data-tag=\"sean-baker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Baker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/michelle-yeoh\/\" id=\"auto-tag_michelle-yeoh\" data-tag=\"michelle-yeoh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Yeoh<\/a>\u2018s \u201cSandiwara,\u201d a film made in collaboration with the London-based fashion house Self-Portrait, is set to world premiere at the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/berlin-film-festival\/\" id=\"auto-tag_berlin-film-festival\" data-tag=\"berlin-film-festival\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin Film Festival<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/sean-baker-michelle-yeoh-sandiwara-movie-1236599991\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Variety first reported<\/a> back in December, in \u201cSandiwara\u201d the \u201cAnora\u201d director returns to his iPhone-shooting roots for what is described in a press release as an \u201cimmersive cinematic experience.\u201d It marks the first film from Self-Portrait\u2019s Residency program, which launched last year with the aim of inviting creatives \u201cfrom all disciplines into the brand to design using their own distinctive style,\u201d the release states. The initiative provides Self-Portrait\u2019s \u201cinfrastructure, platforms, resources, teams and distribution network to spotlight and promote external creatives, offering them the freedom to dream and create.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tStarring Yeoh as five different characters, \u201cSandiwara\u201d is set in a Malaysian night market and \u201cmoves beyond fashion and into the world of cinema and storytelling to capture the heart of Malaysian culture,\u201d according to its synopsis. \u201cEach character tells their own unique story and represents a facet of Malaysian culture rarely explored.\u201d The film gets its title from the Malay word for \u201cdrama, theatrical performance or play\u201d and was shot in Penang. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Berlin Film Festival will host a special screening of \u201cSandiwara\u201d on Feb. 13, followed by a conversation between the director and actor. Baker will also be on hand at the Berlinale\u2019s opening ceremony on Feb. 12 to present Yeoh with this year\u2019s Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Berlin Film Festival runs from Feb. 12 to 22. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee a first look of Yeoh in \u201cSandiwara\u201d below.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sandiwara.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMichelle Yeoh in Sean Baker\u2019s \u201cSandiwara.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sean Baker and Michelle Yeoh\u2018s \u201cSandiwara,\u201d a film made in collaboration with the London-based fashion house Self-Portrait, is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[191249,88,155641,169670],"class_list":{"0":"post-450706","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-berlin-film-festival","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-michelle-yeoh","11":"tag-sean-baker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}