What the Doc! — The International Documentary Film Festival Thailand (เทศกาลภาพยนตร์ สารคดีนานาชาติ แห่งประเทศไทย) — will take place in Bangkok from 22nd to 31st August. Organised by Documentary Club, the festival includes screenings at House Samyan, Century the Movie Plaza at On Nut (just around the corner from Dateline Bangkok HQ), and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
The opening film, Thunska Pansittivorakul’s new documentary Isan Odyssey (อีสานอำพราง), will be shown at House on 22nd August. It has been classified ‘15’, marking the first time in almost twenty years that Thunska has submitted one of his films to the Thai ratings board.
The opening film, Thunska Pansittivorakul’s new documentary Isan Odyssey (อีสานอำพราง), will be shown at House on 22nd August. It has been classified ‘15’, marking the first time in almost twenty years that Thunska has submitted one of his films to the Thai ratings board.
One of the festival’s highlights is an Apichatpong Weerasethakul retrospective, a rare chance to see eight short films by Thailand’s leading director and video artist. 0116643225059, Thirdworld (เกาะกายสิทธิ์), Malee and the Boy (มาลีและเด็กชาย), and Luminous People (คนเรืองแสง) will be shown at House on 23rd August, and at Century on 31st August. A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (จดหมายถึงลุงบุญมี), Cactus River (โขงแล้งน้ำ), Vapour, and Ashes will be screened at Century on 23rd August, and at House on 24th August.
A programme of short films by Chulayarnnon Siriphol will be shown at BACC on 24th August, followed by a Q&A with Chulayarnnon, as part of WTD’s Doc Talk Day! event. The five films are: Vanishing Horizon of the Sea, Birth of Golden Snail (กำเนิดหอยทากทอง), Myth of Modernity, The Internationale (แองเตอร์นาซิอองนาล), and ANG48 (เอเอ็นจี48).
There have been three previous retrospectives of Apichatpong’s short films in Thailand: Apichatpong on Video Works in 2008, Indy Spirit Project in 2010, and Apichatpong Weekend in 2017. Thunska, Apichatpong, and Chulayarnnon were all interviewed in Thai Cinema Uncensored.
A programme of short films by Chulayarnnon Siriphol will be shown at BACC on 24th August, followed by a Q&A with Chulayarnnon, as part of WTD’s Doc Talk Day! event. The five films are: Vanishing Horizon of the Sea, Birth of Golden Snail (กำเนิดหอยทากทอง), Myth of Modernity, The Internationale (แองเตอร์นาซิอองนาล), and ANG48 (เอเอ็นจี48).
There have been three previous retrospectives of Apichatpong’s short films in Thailand: Apichatpong on Video Works in 2008, Indy Spirit Project in 2010, and Apichatpong Weekend in 2017. Thunska, Apichatpong, and Chulayarnnon were all interviewed in Thai Cinema Uncensored.
