135. HKIFF50: Ah Girl (2026) - Interview with Director Ang Geck Geck

The third of seven director interviews Wilson conducted at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival is with the outgoing, reflective Ang Geck Geck, director of the semi-autobiographical childhood drama *Ah Girl*. Wilson connects with the Singaporean director over the long road to producing *Ah Girl*, the research with social workers that informed the script, the parts of her own childhood and family that are in the film, and her own *Deep Cut* Pick. Speak in Mandarin, English, or pretty much any other language in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  **Timestamps:** 00:00 Intro 02:32 Interview begins 07:03 Research with social workers 10:56 Child actors 15:09 Language 19:55 Personal history 26:00 Ending of the film 27:44 Next film 28:53 Deep Cut Pick 30:05 Outro