Discoveries from Thailand World Cinema

Thai teen comedy.

Lost In Mekong tells a story of changes: a dwindling fish population, a family losing their means and a community finding solutions. “Luang-mong,” a tradition of equally distributing fishing rights between households, provides generations of families with a sustainable income. The Mekong dams, however, are making it harder to continue this tradition.

A group of young men arrives with machines to dig and fill. They wander agricultural areas. They live and eat in fields, ditches and creeks.

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.

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.

Elm, a freelance illustrator, and Maple, a writer, made a connection while collaborating on a project to create a hundred illustrations with descriptions. But as Maple vanishes, Elm's search for answers forces them to confront not just Maple's absence, but his realization of self and loneliness.

An interviews that share the life of 3 different era and style of Thailand's Sex Worker, The changing perspective of the society on the profession, and the question of legalizing it.

Multiverse of Mekong is a semi-experimental documentary that uses diverse data sets including satellite images, information on the internet and television news footage. These data sets are generated through programming and AI image processing that gather clear evidence and reflect the multidimensional impacts and changes happening in the Mekong river, from the first dam built... from past, present to future.

During the last summer of 2012, before the world's coming to an end according to Maya prophecy.. two best-friend will spend their last couple of days looking for a sign of aliens that has kidnapped their dad.

In 2008, a 10-year-old girl named Pod believes that a mere contact with a man can get her pregnant. One day, Pod accidentally touches her male friend, Moddaeng.

Ava a christian girl who likes to watch strangers’ masturbation on a video chat application.

Faan, an actress who mis(re)cognizes herself as the character she portrays, grapples with overwhelming temptation and repression, leading her to uncover her deepest neurotic desires.

Chain, a young boy who was stuck by his own traumas, can't go back to follow his passion, playing guitar, alongside with communicating with friends due to anxiety. After meeting with Arthit, a boy who have the same passions, Chain start to see things from different angles.

T.H.A.I. team eliminates alien species to protect the ecosystem. Their approach is simple: eat the aliens!

EYE is a story of a man who embarks on a profound journey after witnessing others' life, delving into the depths of his own existence, driven by an insatiable quest for meaning in the absence of rationale.

Memories and imagination from the old box that I opened again.

A different love story of Romeo and Juliet. Please feel the strangeness in the love, the animation work. A short story that will tell a story beyond imagination.

Retrospect & Sweet Mullet vs The World Concert

ANGSUMALIN 48 is the full name of ANG48, which stands for the fictional organization Alliance of Nippon Girls 48. The film is a synthesis of archival materials from Asian film history, from different countries. The result is an intelligent operating system of 48 digits, born into a half-human, half-golden-snail figure. ANGSUMALIN 48 can dissolve and become invisible to human eyes in order to penetrate through the air as a secret cultural agent. ANGSUMALIN 48 women have the role of building connections, spreading good relations, and providing support for the alliance of Asian women in different countries to rise up and release their past pain—from WWII to the Cold War to today. The name of this operating system is chosen to commemorate and give honor to Angsumalin, a fictional character from the Thai novel Khu Kam (1969) by Thommayanti, and an emblem of honesty, loyalty, and love for the homeland.

Acclaimed Thai singer Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre and his guests celebrate an unforgettable evening at his 1995 Feather & Flowers concert

A compelling documentary chronicles the journey of Ramil, a student and fervent activist, as he challenges Thailand's oppressive regime and questions the limitations on freedom of speech imposed by Law Section 112, which pertains to criticism of the monarchy. Delving deep into the heart of Thailand, the film sheds light on the struggles faced by those who dare to defy the establishment and confronts the state's efforts to suppress dissent against both the regime and monarchy.

Royal court news will present news, royal duties or royal duties of Her Majesty the Queen and the royal family. Spices arose around the beginning of 1957 following the idea of ​​Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat at that time.

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.

The film is shot inside a prayer hall of a Buddhist temple. In the background of its single tableau shot, we see an enormous gold-framed reproduction of an untitled painting by Jeff Koons that is displayed frontally on the left side of the screen. Beside it, toward the right side of the screen, there is a reproduction of a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, which is encased in a matching gold frame equal in size to the one framing Koons's work. In the foreground, there are several rows of lively spectator-figures, children and neatly dressed older women - including Araya herself - all of whom are sitting with their backs to the camera on a fandango pink carpet facing the two reproductions. A figure stands next to the framed reproductions and faces the camera. He is a Buddhist monk who delivers a humorous, didactic sermon on the third Buddhist precept, the prohibition of sexual misconduct, using the images as visual aids.

Thai horror movie.

Net, a flamboyant gay man, returns to his hometown with his lover to attend the wedding of his straight brother. But this road trip brings back painful memories of his mother, who can accept his identity but still has doubts about his expression when dressing as a woman.

Chain, a young boy who was stuck by his own traumas, can't go back to follow his passion, playing guitar, alongside with communicating with friends due to anxiety. After meeting with Arthit, a boy who have the same passions, Chain start to see things from different angles.

A fantasy tale book is about to get sold, a young girl must find a way to read its finale.

Memories and imagination from the old box that I opened again.

A different love story of Romeo and Juliet. Please feel the strangeness in the love, the animation work. A short story that will tell a story beyond imagination.

The story of a little girl in a troubled family. With the understanding that she’s a “little angel” of her parents. So she tries everything to be the “bright one” of her family.

Retrospect & Sweet Mullet vs The World Concert

ANGSUMALIN 48 is the full name of ANG48, which stands for the fictional organization Alliance of Nippon Girls 48. The film is a synthesis of archival materials from Asian film history, from different countries. The result is an intelligent operating system of 48 digits, born into a half-human, half-golden-snail figure. ANGSUMALIN 48 can dissolve and become invisible to human eyes in order to penetrate through the air as a secret cultural agent. ANGSUMALIN 48 women have the role of building connections, spreading good relations, and providing support for the alliance of Asian women in different countries to rise up and release their past pain—from WWII to the Cold War to today. The name of this operating system is chosen to commemorate and give honor to Angsumalin, a fictional character from the Thai novel Khu Kam (1969) by Thommayanti, and an emblem of honesty, loyalty, and love for the homeland.

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng made this work during an artist-in-residence programme at the Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin, Ireland. The Thai film maker gazed in amazement at his new northern home base. He floated like a cloud through his temporary city, literally and metaphorically.

If given the choice, I would prefer to live a peaceful and content life in a community rather than participating in protests. The crucial battles would involve the defenders of the sea, who rise up to protect their way of life from being destroyed. If the community undergoes changes due to development projects, and if the sea becomes inaccessible for fishing as it used to be, and if there is a scarcity of fish, crab, and seafood, what would the situation be like? However, this battle would undergo a profound transformation as the local residents determine the development plans themselves, adapting to the needs of the community. The coastal inhabitants would face these challenges under the influence of worries, hopes, dreams, and the vision of the future. Take everyone on a journey to experience the life of the defenders of the sea, who strive to preserve their way of life, culture, beliefs, food, resources, air, and the sea.

Royal court news will present news, royal duties or royal duties of Her Majesty the Queen and the royal family. Spices arose around the beginning of 1957 following the idea of ​​Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat at that time.

Part of the route and journey of the people's voice. After the voice of the people has been raised.

The film tells of a dream he had about his ghost friend he met in the library as a child.

After the 'Empty Paper Incident' on the skywalk in Thailand 2020, the director turned to explore a high school with a new learning center in the library. What remained were only the remnants of historical traces—old, decayed, strange, and seemingly alive and speaking objects within the school, and outside the library. These remnants reflect certain stories, feelings, and perspectives on the political events and what happened in Thailand during the 2020-2021 period.