Shu Qi arrived at the Singapore International Film Festival with the clarity of someone closing a long, emotionally taxing cycle. Her directorial debut “ Girl ” opened the festival the previous night, marking what she described as “the final stop” of a journey that has stretched from Venice to Busan and across two years of discussion. In Singapore, sitting with festival ambassador Rebecca Lim, Shu was unguarded, reflective and darkly funny about the pressures and revelations that came with stepping behind the camera for the first time.

“I’ve been talking about ‘Girl’ since 2023,” she said, adding with mock-weariness that all she wants now is to “go home and sleep.” But the conversation quickly veered into what comes next. Shu openly acknowledged that she has thought about continuing

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