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Using the Bible for devilish actions
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/05/2022
» When medical malfeasance is coupled with a God complex, the results can be devastating for the victims as seen in Netflix's latest true crime documentary Our Father, which is based on an Indianapolis fertility doctor who inseminated an untold number of women with his sperm without their consent.
Bearing witness
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/03/2020
» Cindy Bishop is no stranger to the human-rights-protection circle in Thailand. The campaign she set up two years ago called #DontTellMeHowToDress has helped raise awareness of sexual harassment and gender inequality in Thailand, sparking dialogue on victim-blaming, among other issues.
A change is gonna come
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/10/2019
» For audiences everywhere, Papicha -- the first feature film by Algerian writer-director Mounia Meddour -- is a celebration of female empowerment.
Sometimes less is more
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/09/2018
» Nitcharee Pen-eakchanasak lost both her legs in an MRT accident in Singapore eight years ago. But it is projects like "Less Is More: Short Film Production By Young Persons With Disabilities" that play an integral part in helping her prove her worth and showcase her hidden talents and passion for the art of cinema.
Looking back to look forward
B Magazine, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/09/2018
» With two successful horror films -- Chanthaly and Dearest Sister -- under her belt, Laos' first female director Mattie Do is currently engrossed in shooting her third film, a science-fiction thriller called Bor Mi Vanh Chark (The Long Walk), at a location that's a 30-minute drive from country capital Vientiane.
Sex as violence
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/03/2017
» The raw urgency of award-winning Indian-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's film Anatomy Of Violence, which examines the 2012 shocking assault and rape of medical student Jyoti Singh by six men aboard a moving bus in New Delhi, drives home the need to address gender inequality at the root.
Paving paths, changing lives
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/10/2013
» The Help is a 2011 American drama film about race and reconciliation based on the 2009 novel by Kathryn Stockett. This best-seller became an instant hit with book clubs, one reason being it was written by a woman, herself raised by nannies, and who happens to be white.
The adventures of David
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/08/2013
» Based on a novel by Anne Holm, I Am David is a film which testifies to the resilience of the human spirit and captures the uncertainty of a 12-year-old thrown into world full of new adventures, some pleasant and some not so.
Speaking from the heart
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/06/2013
» Despite some over-the-top acting, mediocre music and logic flaws, Pakistani flick Bol, which means "speak" in Urdu, does an exceptional job addressing a host of thorny universal issues facing not just the Muslim world today but other conservative societies.
Sailing on a sea of emotions
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 31/05/2013
» From the first frame, Barfi!, a melodramatic Indian romantic comedy, conjures up a sea of emotions that leaves viewers vulnerable to the director's vision of love. Packaging its profound sentimentality in a boxful of cheer gets the audience through a whirlwind of twists and turns, which go on to address the complexity of human emotions at their roots.