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One step forward, two steps back
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/11/2021
» Local courts fail to follow Taiwan's lead in granting LGBTI marriage rights, transphobia remains a concern
Breaking gender stereotypes in toys
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/10/2021
» Outdated expectations still influence what boys and girls are allowed to play with which stifles creative expression.
Equality falls short
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/07/2020
» Push to legalise same-sex civil partnerships a step in the right direction but work still remains to ensure LGBTI have the same rights as everyone else
School system still full of oppression
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/07/2020
» If a student's hair could talk, every single strand would probably ask: "Why are you so obsessed with me?" in its best Regina George impression.
Stories from quarantine
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/06/2020
» When the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown that put many industries on hold, a group of filmmakers and actors from Nadao Bangkok banded together to make a series of short films from their home. The process is done almost entirely online, with no physical meeting between the cast and crew.
All aboard the train to nowhere
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 03/06/2020
» A new train has left the platform, plunging its passengers through a frozen wasteland on board the engine that perpetually circumnavigates the planet.
Beyond the stigma
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/02/2020
» HIV/Aids has become a hotly debated topic in recent weeks following a controversial claim by an HIV-positive advocate announcing he would teach people how to have unprotected sex safely, which was met with overwhelming backlash. Many media, Facebook pages and medical professionals rushed to clarify the issue and educate the public.
Laugh big and loud
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 06/12/2019
» Not many comedies can make you laugh until it hurts, but Tootsies And The Fake pulls it off with ease.
Ranging wide across human experience
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/12/2019
» What does a filmmaker wants from his audience? For Kittiphak Thong-uam, who directs the new comedy Tootsies And The Fake, it's laughter.
The story of a Tokyo murder way back in 89
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/11/2019
» It's 1989 in Tokyo and an expat is murdered in new thriller Earthquake Bird, which releases on Netflix today.