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The elder waiting for visit from their children.

In the capital of Thailand, the music-underground is exploding right now. That is what two German film makers found out during a two-month stay in Bangkok in 2003. The film portrays bands (Beargarden, Apartment Khun Ba, Som etc.) and labels (Smallroom, Bama, Panda, Hualampong Riddim) from the indie-scene, visits festivals and shows (Pattaya, NoisePop) and meets media (Fat Radio, Channel V), who support the Bangkok music scene. In interviews the highly creative protagonists of the local scene express their outlook on music, their conditions and what their work is about in their own words. The intention of making this film is to show to Western people what is going on in Thailand on the cultural side.

Eight pastoral vignettes make up this leisurely and benevolent stroll through Thailand’s rural north country, where time slows down and the changing seasons dictate the day’s chores from dawn to dead of night.

Happy Berry is the name of a Bangkok boutique run by a group of trendy Thai youths, and is the nerve centre of this fly-on-the-wall documentary (the second in a trilogy entitled "Life and Love"). The camera catches the subjects indulging in all the (post) modern lifestyle trends: drugs, kinky sex, hip-hop, fashion, exhibitionism, narcissism. They are uninhibited, the kind of youth who break down barriers in a supposedly traditional and religious society, but perhaps that's just on the surface. Behind the upbeat tone is a probing examination of values and attitudes in modern youth relationships. Happiness may be deceptive but there's certainly a lot of fun in the Happy Berry.

In the last couple of years, thousands of illegal Thai migrant workers in South Korea are deported back to Thailand, while thousands more slipped through the borders to take up both legal and illegal jobs. Calling themselves ‘ghosts’, they left their homeland for a foreign country whose language they cannot speak, work towards an uncertain future, and hide like phantoms to evade the authorities. The film observes the situation of these workers, as well as visits the other generation of Thai migrant worker in South Korea, an 80 year-old Thai veteran who once fought a Korean war.

Kua, a film student who shares his experiences, reasons, and ways of thinking that shaped his love for cinema, as well as what cinema has brought into his life, told through the eyes of Aaron, his close friend and future cinematographer.

A man's feelings during his travel along Ayuthaya.

The Buddhist tale Twelve Sisters forms the basis of this speculative folk tale that scrutinises our existence on this planet, depicting a generation adrift between mythical and earthly realms. Parinda Mai questions the effects of globalisation, technological progress, and humanity’s place within an endless cycle of exploitation and destruction. Blinded by Centuries captures the confusing times we are living in, culminating in a synergy of image and sound.

A Country young man wants to film a documentary about the historical remains of Phayao Province, but he faces obstacles because no one supports what he is doing.

A well-known Thai writer/publisher Nong Wongthanong travelled to Italy last year. During the trip he saw several people with Down syndrome living a normal life, mingling with "ordinary" people in society. He looks back at his home country of Thailand and wonders; Why doesn't he see people with Down syndrome in everyday life, walking the street and being a part of society? He begins his research, and soon befriends 5 teenagers with Down syndrome: Pan, Beer, Bank and twin sisters Om and An.

Thai shockumentary on people who eat strange and exotic foods. Well known in Thailand for shocking young viewers with scenes of animal slaughter and repulsive food. First of the 3 Shocking Menu films.

A documentary about a person forgotten by the society Mr.Roj, trying to find places in which he can find peace. He chose Bangkhama as his sanctuary while it was being taken away from him as the world progress. A inspection about hopes and dreams of a forgotten people.

Conversations took place inside and outside the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre between an art student and an elder lottery seller regarding their perspective on Bangkok in 2030.

Born from the feelings I experienced throughout 2023 – a year filled with moments of mixed emotions. It is a collection of footage I've captured, blended with other videos that resonate deeply with my emotions.

In this hypnotic piece of sensual cinema, threads of memory are deftly woven to create a visceral tribute to a mother and the home she created.

A documentary movie about opinions from people of various professions on issues of educational development for young children.

It has been 6 years since the body of Chatchan Bupphawan, or 'Comrade Phuchana', was found in the Mekong River in December 2018. He was one of the political exiles fleeing the country after the 2014 military coup. The trail has since gone cold. No progress has so far been made in the investigation into his death. But his family must go on living. To keep the fire burning, each December, Phuchana's family members and their friends gather at his home in Mukdahan to celebrate and heal, so that they can go on despite the fading hope of justice for political exiles and enforced disappearance victims.

When my mom wants to burn all her wedding photos.

Wit Sittivaekin introduces his audience to famous pioneers and pivotal events throughout history in this immersive stage version of his podcast.

A short documentary by Apichatpong Weerasethakul about lives connected by radio.

A conversation in a music store between two people who have reunited after a year. Their lives have changed. New stories have emerged surrounding them and words many are reluctant to say.

An experimental film based on a true story. About “the man” who wants to come back home.

Dust people who live in land of dust. A documentary about 'invisible dust' or lives of the Thai people living in the abyss of dust through conversations among various groups of Thai urbanites and the visual allegory of people's lives whirlwind amidst the gray abyss of climate crisis.

Politics meets personal survival, in this urgent, courageous and poetic bricolage diary that traces an exiled filmmaker’s escape from violent repression to the West via Thailand – only to face new forms of onerous control. Socrates Saint-Wulfstan Drakos is not the real name of the director who made Unerasable! And when the film is over, everyone in the audience will understand why.

Tuomas, a man in his thirties, has lost everything in Thailand – his family, his possessions and the trust of his friends. Hoping to qualify for an early age pension in his native Finland, Tuomas is in such a bad shape that even his legs can’t support his skeletal body anymore. Will anything change when Tuomas’s friends decide to help the man with a drinking problem for one last time and set out to get him home from the streets of Thailand?

Corroded pixels struggle to form an image as they move through Cold War promises of development in rural Thailand, haunted by archival voices.

In the mountains of Northern Thailand lies a boarding school. The students come from different tribes in the area and live together with their Thai teacher, grow their own crops and cook their own meals while continuing their education. The biggest question on their mind, having spent all their lives in the mountainside, is where the rivers running down the hills end. If they pass the final exams their reward is a trip to the end of the river, to the ocean itself. The children are poor, some orphans, and most of them only speak their tribe's language, but all try their best to pass the exams to be able to take the long-awaited trip. This trip is not only a journey from the children's villages to the ocean but also a journey that symbolizes the change from childhood to adulthood.

One of my dreams is to organize my own funeral.

Y/OUR MUSIC immerses itself in the world of Thai music, from traditional music to labor songs and classical pop to urban indie music, spanning different locales and generations. As nine musicians each display their music, the rural or urban environments that influenced their sound are explored. The hands that play traditional instruments amid the red dust clouds, the labor songs being hummed in front of grains awaiting harvest, and the indie music born out of concrete basements create a melodious ecosystem. While they inhabit different musical worlds the musicians are connected by the same passion to bring their artistic aspirations to the fore and survive in the outskirts of the mainstream.

After China's ban of imported plastic waste, Thailand has become a new destination for the global plastic waste from developed countries. As a result, some trash collectors quit their job and Thailand become the world's trash.

SWA: the ‘Self’ is metaphorically hidden in a multi layered 5 sheath formation of interlocking caves we lose touch with our true subtle selves, when we identify with a fluctuating mind and the multiplicity of a manifest reality the film explores a vision... to experience and merge with the Universal Absolute; is the culmination of Inner Spiritual Wealth we need to be at peace with ‘Wholeness’ thus in our lucid states of meditation... our consciousness experiences a joyful sharing of the same space as the ETERNAL INFINITE; an eternal infinite, that supports all mutations... the effortless sublime state of ‘Samadhi’ we are enlightened... as the film, elevates human consciousness

A footage inside Siriraj Hospital on the day that King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away.

A couple’s conversation unravels a film shaped by memory, where images and sounds reconstruct a past marked by state violence.

A Thai horror film shot on iPhone 13 Pro in low light. From Parkpoom Wongpoom, director of “Shutter” and “Alone”. Go behind the scenes to discover how the scares, stunts, and suspense were all captured using iPhone 13 Pro and its low-light camera capabilities.

Alarm bells are ringing in Thailand with widespread reports of a dramatic decline in mackerel populations, sparking fears of near extinction. But is this a genuine crisis threatening a beloved staple, or merely a fabricated headline designed to stir the pot ?

The lives of two refugees intertwine over a pond which acts as a sanctuary for them as they look toward liberation.

Documentary footage capturing a real event of a film student who has just begun hurriedly editing his thesis before the faculty’s screening deadline. Everything seems to be going well, until he realizes that… a crucial audio file for his work has gone missing.

The daily life at the Narathiwat family’s home and the past of Usman, the inmate in the “Budu Explosion case” involving the arrest of teenagers from three southern border provinces at a student dormitory in the Ramkhamhaeng area in 2016, who has been detained for over 3 years.

"The southern border of Thailand is dangerous, scary, you shouldn't live there, it's full of violence." That is how it's mostly presented in the media. But what is the southern border really like? This documentary will guide you to another perspective through the eyes of a female-female couple.

This documentary short is a call to action for people around the globe to be aware of commercial child sex trafficking/prostitution industry and to join Love Never Fails World Charity in the movement to free the victims.

Short documentary about naturism in Thailand.

This documentary portrays the delicate relationship between nature and the Karen ethnics in Maekhong village through the enchantment beliefs, cultures and traditions which are intertwined to the sacred forests, fogs and rivers. Captured by the simplified perspective of an observer who witnessed their life as it is.

Shot on lo-fi digital video, Tommy visits his father on his farm in Chiang Dao, Thailand. The farm is slowly consumed by the spirit realm, revealing itself to Tommy. His father appears as a medium.

In 2013, the director was hired to produce a short film on the causes and treatment of osteoarthritis among the elderly, yet the award-winning film was soon embroiled in an unexpected copyright controversy with the commissioning organisation. This self-reflexive documentary questions not only the notions of artistic reproduction and intellectual property rights in the digital age, but also the 'ownership' of democracy in Thailand.

In a neighborhood on the outskirts of Bangkok lives a queer couple trying to find their way amid dreams and challenges. Ping, a queer beautician, dreams of becoming Miss Tiffany Universe, while Wee, a Muay Thai boxer, dreams of becoming a champion. When Ping gives up her dream for Wee’s sake, Wee is forced to quit boxing after falling victim to an ambush. Determined to keep Wee’s dream alive, Ping trains hard herself to become a Muay Thai champion—supported by Aunt Kan, an experienced LGBTQ+ activist.

Klong Toey is the largest slum community in Thailand. In 2020, This slum community will be developed into a new business centre of Bangkok. Poy, Kwang and Boss are kids who are affected by this mega change. This movie portrays their lives, dreams and community problems through their interviews and photographs before their home will soon to be evicted.

Som-O and Sor, transgender women foraging to survive, face dwindling resources and risk arrest as their grounds lack legal recognition. Yet they persist—driven by identity, livelihood, and hope.

n 2013, Chulayarnnon Siriphol was hired to produce an educational short film about osteoarthritis titled A Cock Kills A Child By Pecking On The Mouth Of An Earthen Jar. It was agreed verbally that Siriphol could submit this work to any open call competitions under his own name. However, after winning the Vichitmatra Award from the 17th Thai Short Film and Video Festival, he was accused of violating the film copyright and obliged to give the award certificate to the hired organization. After returning the award certificate, he later gave away 100 copies of the certificate to anyone for free, re-rendered the work multiple times deteriorating video, and distributed it as an edition of 100 artwork, selling each DVD for 100 Baht.

Bandhit Arneeya is a Thai writer and translator. He was charged under Act 112 (Thai Lèse-majesté) four times. He was released twice having been treated as a mental patient. Two charges are still pending in the courts. This story is narrated cross the boundary between fact and fiction, from his work and his personal story.

An image of me at twenty-two, lying with open eyes beneath flickering lawn lights — quiet, alone.

For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. It contains extraordinary footage of a shaman healing ceremony; a funeral, with the ritual sacrifice of a water buffalo; the reading of a pig's liver after a new house is built, and more. Today the Akha Way is fast disappearing. Forced migration, Christianity, money and drugs are eroding the cultural heritage of the Akha tribe.