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Artist Htoo Lwin Myo excavates the...No Magic for Socialists 2025
Artist Htoo Lwin Myo excavates the lesser-known and wildly joyful history of Myanmar’s horror and genre film industry in the 1950s that has persisted through political turmoil and archival neglect, told directly by the people who made it.
A widower and his daughter travels...The Cursed Land 2024
A widower and his daughter travel's to Thailand's deep south to seek help from a Muslim doctor after unleashing a djinn in a rundown house.
Laila leaves Bangkok besieged by law...The Island Funeral 2016
Laila leaves Bangkok, besieged by law enforcement due to political and social unrest, and embarks on a road trip to the town of Pattani, in the far south of Thailand, along with her brother Sugood and Toi, a friend of his, to visit Sainab, the brothers' aunt, whom they barely know.
A Thai documentary about Van VDO...The Master 2014
A Thai documentary about 'Van VDO' the VHS shop in 1990s. The shop established the independent cinema scene for Thai audience by selling VHS of American, European, and Asian indie films. However, all of them are pirate and illegal.
Baby Arabia follows one of the...Baby Arabia 2010
Baby Arabia follows one of the oldest Thai-Muslim bands specializing in the subcultural genre of Arab-Malay music - the bouncy ethnic cross-pollination of Arabian melodies, Malay throbs, Thai Luke-thoong kicks, and a bit of Latin tempo. We meet Geh, founder of the band who taught himself to play the accordion 35 year ago. Geh is joined by Umar, a former Koran teacher and now a guitarist with a knack for Egyptian numbers. Fronting their band is Jamilah, a husky-voiced, humble diva who teaches the Koran during the day and sings Arabic songs at night while wondering if the world of melody can be both faith-bound and joyously secular.
An insightful documentary about Thai cinema...Behind the Blur 2009
An insightful documentary about Thai cinema, which features a colourful and long running film history, yet struggles as the industry attempts to move forward. This film examines the past and focuses on the Thai New Wave since 1997 by combining film clips, and interviews from Thai directors and others artists, like Asian hip-hop sensation Thaitanium, who are trying to create a more personal style of art.
June a Thai woman working in...The Convert 2008
June, a Thai woman working in Bangkok, converted from Buddhism to Islam when she married Ake, a Muslim man living in southern Thailand. Leaving behind her urban life, she begins life with her husband, while learning the teachings of Islam and the deeply rooted customs of her new home.
