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  Colourful journey into Thailand's soul

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/01/2017

  » The train clangs ahead, moving people and dreams, as it has done since 1893. In Railway Sleepers, a minutely observed film shot entirely on-board a Thai train, we see kids on school trips, young men travelling north and south, hawkers selling food and horoscope books, families and lovers, vacationers who turn the sleeping car into a party venue. They're passengers, and they're also humans. They are, as director Sompot Chidgasornpongse says, a collection of faces that make up a portrait of Thailand.

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  Time for Asean films to shine

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/12/2021

  » The pandemic notwithstanding, it has been a stimulating year for Southeast Asian cinema. Reflective, heartfelt and oddball new titles from Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have won major prizes or become critical favourites at international film festivals throughout 2021. Now, many of these films are coming to the big screen in Thailand as the Bangkok Asean Film Festival 2021 (BAFF) is set to open tonight.

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  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

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  SEA of delights

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/07/2019

  » The Bangkok Asean Film Festival runs until July 8 and features 30 titles. Here are our top picks.

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  Asean films receive special showcase

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/07/2018

  » The riches of Southeast Asian stories and images are celebrated at the 4th Bangkok Asean Film Festival, which opens tonight at SF CentralWorld and runs until Sunday. Hosted by the Thai Ministry of Culture, this year's edition marks the 51st anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the regional body whose primary mission is economics and which increasingly pays more heed to cultural promotion.

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  Cinema paradiso no more

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 18/08/2017

  » Everything changes. It changes in its own time.Cells die. Cells grow. Death and birth happen all the time.Like the mind, it's gone before you even know. Like when I project a movie, a reel of film rotating at high speed looks like a still image.

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  Windows on the world

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/09/2017

  » As Hussain Currimbhoy sees it, this is a golden age for documentary filmmaking, a time when the criss-crossing narratives of the world tangle with audiences' growing suspicion over traditional media. The emergence of streaming services has also revolutionised distribution philosophy and connected doc-makers with audiences in ways unseen before, especially with audiences who once had little interest in documentary titles.

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  Regional favourites, new and old

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/04/2016

  » The 2nd Bangkok Asean Film Festival begins on Thursday at SF World Cinema, and will travel to Khon Kaen, Surat Thani and Chiang Mai later.

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  Documenting a murderous time

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/02/2016

  » Against all odds, this strange, chilling and powerful film is opening in Bangkok and Chiang Mai cinemas today.

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  Ones to watch

  Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/01/2016

  » Clear your schedule for Bangkok's main film event: The World Film Festival of Bangkok, which returns next week for its 13th edition, with a buffet of over 50 movies showing at SF CentralWorld from Nov 13-22.

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