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Film screening of a rare kind
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 14/03/2012
» The screen was fixed to metal posts and planted into the ocean, about a hundred metres offshore. Two limestone outcrops rose behind it, like primeval guardians of the Andaman, or giant onlookers eager to know what was going on below. The audience, roughly 100 guests whizzed across the dark sea from the island of Yao Noi, were seated on a huge raft, a floating auditorium, with bean bags and benches and a bar, all conjured almost out of total darkness surrounding us. It was a strange, overwhelming, and incredibly distinctive experience. It was also perhaps the only film screening in the world at which the projectionists, two young men stationed on a high tower operating a 2K projector, had to wear lifejackets.
Three's A Treat
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2012
» We open the year with an unusual occurrence in the cinema-going sphere: This month there will be three film festivals slated to satisfy the thirst and curiosity of local audiences. Two of them are taking place in the cultural stronghold of Bangkok, while the other has come up with the strange choice of Hua Hin. Two of them will feature alternative cinema of vastly diverse temperaments, while the other sticks mostly with munchy fares from across Asia. All of them, luckily, are privately funded.