Thai Cinema Uncensored goes on sale in Thailand today. Published in paperback by Silkworm Books (Chiang Mai), it’s the first full-length history of Thai film censorship. It examines how Thai filmmakers approach culturally sensitive subjects — sex, religion, and politics — and how their films have been banned as a result. It also includes the first comprehensive survey of Thai political filmmaking.
The book also features interviews with ten leading Thai directors: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Yuthlert Sippapak, Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Thunska Pansittivorakul, Ing K., Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, Kanittha Kwunyoo, Surasak Pongson, and Nontawat Numbenchapol. It will be released in the US and UK on 21st March 2021, distributed in the US by University of Washington Press and in the UK by Combined Academic Publishers. It will also be available as an ebook, via Amazon Kindle, Google Play, and Rakuten Kobo.
The book also features interviews with ten leading Thai directors: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Yuthlert Sippapak, Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Thunska Pansittivorakul, Ing K., Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, Kanittha Kwunyoo, Surasak Pongson, and Nontawat Numbenchapol. It will be released in the US and UK on 21st March 2021, distributed in the US by University of Washington Press and in the UK by Combined Academic Publishers. It will also be available as an ebook, via Amazon Kindle, Google Play, and Rakuten Kobo.