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Documenting humanity
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/10/2023
» James Nachtwey, one of the greatest war photojournalists of our time, once said "photographers were telling people what was actually happening". As a result, from the beginning of his career, he has been determined to venture into dangerous conflict and war zones to document crucial issues and reveal them to the world.
Hope for a better future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/08/2022
» In the short Surrealist fiction Lok (Peeled) by Jirat Prasertsap, a woman tries to move on after her boyfriend leaves her and she is unable to contact him. She throws away everything that reminds her of her ex-boyfriend. She quits her job and moves to live in another province. However, her memory of him and his touch does not fade, so in an attempt to forget him, she decides to peel her skin from head to toe.
Asean on screen
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/09/2020
» Ahead of the BAFF featuring Southeast Asian movies plus Chinese and Japanese titles, Life spoke with two filmmakers about their work
Healing harmonies
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/04/2020
» Music can serve so much more than just entertainment to listeners. Music alone can affect emotions, it can be used as a medium to heal, encourage, allow people to share a message or bring awareness, where others can possibly connect with. The Covid-19 outbreak has inspired many local artists to create songs that aim to promote awareness of the virus, support and have empathy for the country's medical workers, and ease tensions through a historically stressful time.
All screens great and small
Life, Published on 18/12/2019
» Life evaluates the year's best in cinema, streaming and television
Remembering A Prince Of Art
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/04/2019
» After two years of temporary closure for restoration, Ban Plainern, the residence of the late Prince Narisaranuvattiwongse -- the Great Craftsman of Siam -- is today reopened for a special occasion. Every year, the Naris Foundation and the Chitrabongs family celebrate Naris Day, the prince's birthday, by opening up the residence in Bangkok's Klong Toey district to distinguished guests on April 28 and to the public all day on April 29.
Every molecule of Marina
Life, Published on 31/10/2018
» Marina Abramovic, sitting in the tearoom of a Bangkok hotel, was talking animatedly about the first time she learned to cook Thai food in the early 1980s.
Beware of ghosts
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/10/2018
» In this Halloween month, Asian horror is demanding a fair share of the spotlight.
Trial and tribulation at German Film Week
Life, Published on 28/06/2018
» The German Film Week began on Monday and continues until Sunday. Among several titles in the programme, a couple of highlights stand out, and the good news is you can still catch them at this weekend at Cinema Oasis, Bangkok Screening Room and Goethe Institut.
A surprise behind the door
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 09/03/2018
» The house sits deep in the woods, near a cemetery staked with tombstones. The family consists of a father, reeling in debt, and his four children, the eldest 22 and the youngest six. The mother is ill, ashen-faced, bedridden, and she'll jingle the brass bell in her hand to summon help. That jingling bell, and the apparition of a woman in a white gown in the mother's gloomy bedroom, will signal the cue of many jump-scares in the tale that unfolds.