Sean Baker and Michelle Yeoh’s ‘Sandiwara’ to World Premiere at Berlinale on Feb. 13

Overview

• Sandiwara was filmed in Penang on an iPhone, signaling Baker’s return to a pared-back filmmaking style.
• Michelle Yeoh plays five distinct characters in a piece set around a Malaysian night market.
• The Berlin Film Festival has scheduled a special screening on Feb. 13 followed by a conversation with Baker and Yeoh.
• Sean Baker is slated to present Yeoh with the Berlinale Honorary Golden Bear at the festival’s opening on Feb. 12.
• The film is the first release from London fashion house Self-Portrait’s Residency initiative.