Decoding Thainess through the fresh voices interm of shorts by Thai promising filmmakers
Programmer: Athipan Simmakam
Email: athipansim@gmail.com
18+
Duration: 72:00
S-EXPRESS 2025: THAILAND
CRAZY LOTUS (บัวบา้ )
[d][w] Naween Noppakun
Thailand / 2024 / Experimental / 15:00
Set in the fictional realm of Blank Clock, Crazy Lotus explores a society where individuals, equipped with Distant Heart Glasses, navigate infinite realities.
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THE BODY CRAVES IMPACT AS LOVE BURSTS (ร่างกายอยากปะทะ เพราะรกั มันปะทุ)
[d][w] Wattanapume Laisuwanchai
Thailand / 2024 / Experimental / 22:00
The story of a political prisoner who desires to reconnect with his lover through physical movement and acts of destruction.
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[ig] @wattanapume
MORLAM (หมอลำ)
[d] Tanaseth Tulyathan / [w] Hung Tran, Tanaseth Tulyathan, Thakoon Leesumpun
Thailand, Vietnam / 2024 / Fiction / 15:00
A blind child singer, thrust onto the streets of Bangkok, must sing to liberate himself from the gang that controls him.
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[ig] @tanasethtulyathan
NO EXORCISM FILM
[d][w] Komtouch Napattaloong
Thailand / 2024 / Experimental / 20:00
An intense audiovisual work composed of pixels, colours, and shadows that navigates through Thailand’s history and heritage in a search for meaning and resistance.
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[ig] @thisisdewkn
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Programmer's Bio:
Athipan Simmakam
The Thai Short Film and Video Festival was established in 1997 by Thai Film Foundation, aiming to encourage to independent spirit to expose their hidden creativity. It is a local short film competition in conjunction with screening selected short films from several contras.