Paul Sng is a British Chinese documentary filmmaker, based in

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Life and work

Sng was born in London. He has made films about

Sleaford Mods Sleaford Mods are an English post-punk music duo, formed in 2007 in Nottingham. The band features vocalist Jason Williamson and, since 2012, musician Andrew Fearn. They are known for their abrasive, minimalist musical style and embittered explo ...

and opposition to the

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, the shortage of

social housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...

in Britain,

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, and

Tish Murtha Patricia Anne "Tish" Murtha (14 March 1956 – 13 March 2013) was a British social documentary photographer best known for documenting marginalised communities, social realism and working class life in Newcastle upon Tyne and the North East of ...

Filmography

*'' Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain'' (2015) – written and co-directed by Sng *'' Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle'' (2017) – written, directed and produced by Sng *'' Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché'' (2021) – co-directed by Sng (with Celeste Bell) *''Year of the Dog'' (2022) – directed by Sng *''

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'' (2023) – directed by Sng

Publications

*''Invisible Britain''. Bristol: Policy, 2018. Edited by Sng. . With a foreword by

Michael Sheen Michael Christopher Sheen OBE (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor, television producer and political activist. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s with stage role ...

Awards

*2020: Co-winner (with Celeste Bell),

British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary The British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best documentary. The award was first presented in the 2003 ceremony. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010 ...

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, for ''Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché'' *2021: Co-winner (with Celeste Bell),

Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award The Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award is an annual juried award, given by the Whistler Film Festival to the film selected as the year's best documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture inten ...

Whistler Film Festival The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) is an annual film festival held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 2001, the festival is held the first weekend of December and includes juried competitive sections, the Borsos Awards, and the Pand ...

, for ''Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché''

References

External links

* British documentary filmmakers Film directors from London British people of Chinese descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-film-director-stub