Thai Cinema Uncensored goes on sale in the UK and America today, distributed in the US by University of Washington Press and in the UK by Combined Academic Publishers. It’s also now available as an ebook, via Amazon Kindle, Google Play, and Rakuten Kobo.
Originally published last year by Silkworm Books, Thai Cinema Uncensored is 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. I gave an online lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison last week, to launch Thai Cinema Uncensored in the US.
Originally published last year by Silkworm Books, Thai Cinema Uncensored is 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. I gave an online lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison last week, to launch Thai Cinema Uncensored in the US.