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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.
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.
When your heart's on fire, smoke gets in your eyes
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/02/2022
» Danger lurks behind the endless possibilities of finding a life partner on an online dating app.
Thai, Japanese artists explore five senses in their cities
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/11/2020
» Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (Bipam), in collaboration with Festival/Tokyo (F/T) is staging a unique exhibition as part of "The City & The City 2020 Edition: Divided Senses", which runs from Thursday to Nov 14 at The Jam Factory.
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.
Staying sustainable
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/12/2015
» In-depth information sourced by experts, attractive infographics and accessible English are just a couple of reasons why Thailand's Sustainable Development Sourcebook should reach the wider public, said Dr Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, chairman of the Thailand Sustainable Development Institute.
A one-off masquerading as a series
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/09/2021
» Netflix's recently released Clickbait is a character-based psychological thriller that unfolds in eight episodes, narrating the story from the perspective of the show's characters while keeping the storyline moving.
An eye for the details
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/05/2021
» As students of photography, Somboon Unpracha and Thanaboom Pobumrung were pitted against a relatively unknown bunch of budding photographers from Timor-Leste. However, it proved to be a lesson in collaboration because the inaugural photography workshop they attended would conclude with an online exhibition of their work.
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.