Discoveries from Thailand World Cinema

An early scientific film showing mesmeric close-up shots of insects and worms on a stalk of rice, believed to be part of state agricultural research.

"Homeland continues to explore the juxtaposition of two worlds. However, in its latest rendition, the work transitions from a multi-channel installation to a single-channel film, shifting from spatial immersion towards a more focused narrative experience. At its core, the piece draws upon the Chinese funerary rite, yet instead of following a conventional path of departure, it contemplates a reverse procession. Where the previous Installation had its 3-Channel enveloped viewers in a wide-open environment—creating a ritualistic space to witness and inhabit—this single-channel format calls for a more directed experience. In this new form, Homeland is less a site-specific ceremony and more an inward journey—one of return, memory, and spiritual resonance. It is a meditation on the space between [1] the seen and the unseen, between tradition and the personal, carried by a language of refined image and poetic soundscape.

"The observation records of mountains at night. The moonlight, the reflection of snow, and the headlights of people embarking on their journey to reach the highest peak above sea level are the only sources of light in this work."

Kun Nueng, M.L. Sipakorn A beautiful woman who grows up under the pressure of her grandmother'. She's never allowed to be herself and never met someone she could feel loved or worthy of until she met a young girl with beautiful eyes and a cute appearance. Anueng is cheerful and bright But beneath the smiling face, there is sadness hidden in the eyes. Meanwhile, She makes her heart flutter like never before. But the 16 years age difference, the family, and the social norms did not accept their love.

The story of a man named Guy. He suffers from anxiety or paranoid. He often has dreams of bad things that will happen to him, which makes him not want to go out. One day, he dreams of his ex-girlfriend being in danger, so he has to overcome his fear to save his girlfriend.

Like Raining at the End of April (Director’s Cut) is an experimental film that reworks selected footage from the 2012 experimental film In April the Following, There Was a Fire, blending it with material from the director’s other works (Wichanon Somumjarn). This film deliberately presents its narrative in reverse chronological order, moving counter to the original storyline. The film is accompanied by a score composed by the band Local People Rockband (a music alias of the director himself), taken from a concept album titled Countryman. The album consists of 13 + 2 tracks meant to be listened to in sequence. Once the final track ends, the film reverses itself, looping back to the beginning. Through this structure, viewers are invited to discover a moving and memorable cinematic and auditory experience.

Bungkee, returns to her hometown to take care of her mother. Not long after her return, her mother's condition deteriorated and she died. But one day, when Bungkee comes home, she found that her deceased mother had returned to the house for unknown reasons.

A documentary film by a Japanese crew who traveled to Siam in 1938 to capture footage of the elephant round-up festival in Lopburi Province, as well as scenes of everyday life and cityscapes in Bangkok. The film also includes behind-the-scenes footage from the Sri Krung Sound Film Studio, featuring Manee Sumonnat, one of the first leading actresses of Thai cinema, whose work has otherwise been entirely lost.

The lives of three women—Dear, Joy, and Ocean—of different generations, whose paths converge in Khao Lak. Like three female deer attempting to shed their antlers, despite the fact that, in reality, only male deer could shed their antlers.

Director Alik Berkovich gives viewers time to think, using images and fragments from life

In Thailand, a bizarre new virus dubbed the 'Genderflux Contagion' sparks chaos—its victims develop traits misaligned with their birth sex. As paranoia spreads, tensions erupt into open conflict between cisgender communities and transgender activists.

A found footage film cleverly editing Thai soap operas.

A group of people head into the woods hunting the elusive krasue. But will they kill her before she kills them all?

A short story in three parts—verbally contemplating on the death of an insignificant person—riddled with self loathing of both the living, and the dead. For death is a bitter tasting joke with no set-up; only a shocking punchline leaving those who remain with the unbearable weight of grief and longing.

A man goes on a journey to search for something he feels inside his heart, until he finds some truths.

A boy who discovers a new star by accident and leads his life to the path of astronomy.

The Spirit Level meditates on the political conflicts, trauma, and violence in the troubled Thailand reflected through the artist’s road trips across the northeastern region of Thailand along the Mekong River.

A young Karen tribe man goes out to the forest to forage for food, however today the familiar forest looks strange.

A gunman who was given a mission to kill someone, but he forgot his gun at home.

A blind man falls in love with a deaf woman.

A documentary on the process of “reconstructing" a film about the history of the Thai proletariat that was never made, based on still images and fragmentary notes recently found in 2059. This reconstruction is approved by the People's Committee for Socialist Moving-Image.

When two students go to desecrate a shrine with a haunted legend at school, it causes a big change in their lives and friendship.

The compilation of weird behavior we might ever did when we were young. The video is based on the real interview which is reenacted by the director.

The tale of a stateless boy on Phayam Island, who grew up by the sea, dreaming of becoming a world-class surfer, only to have his dreams dashed by legal constraints that cruelly confined his aspirations.

The last breath of life in a distant land.

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

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.

A man dips into a pool making him recall his childhood memory and feels that moment.

Bangkok is one of the liveliest but the busiest city. This is the film that record Bangkok Silence which is a rare feeling to experience nowadays. In spite of the city noise, there is always a silence corner waiting to be found.

A creature With No Spine explores changing political landscape of Thailand through conflicts between a mother and a daughter. it touches on generational hurt, transformation and finding compassion.

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