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Surveillance Thriller ‘Stranger Eyes,’ Venice Golden Lion Nominee, Nabbed by Film Movement for North America (EXCLUSIVE)


Film Movement takes North American rights to Singaporean surveillance thriller 'Stranger Eyes' after Venice Golden Lion nomination and festival run.

Film Movement has landed North American rights to “ Stranger Eyes,” the surveillance-themed thriller from Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua that competed for Venice’s Golden Lion in 2024. “Stranger Eyes” marks a compelling follow-up from Yeo, who previously won Locarno’s Golden Lion with “A Land Imagined.” Critics have praised the film’s sophisticated approach to surveillance culture and psychological complexity. “Given the current state of technology and surveillance, Yeo truly hits a nerve with a brilliantly written script that asks some probing questions about how we live in contemporary society,” Rosenberg said.

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