Belonging Syndrome is a short documentary that follows Duang, a second-generation Italian-Thai girl. Duang, during a period of stay in a monastery. Through her inner diary, the film explores a suspended phase of life: the one in which identity it is not yet defined and belonging becomes an open question. The monastery becomes the physical and symbolic place where Duang observes herself. Immersed in a daily life marked by rituals, silences and repeated gestures, the protagonist goes through an experience of deep listening, in which time slows down and perception is refined. Belonging Syndrome talks about hybrid identities, cultural legacies that coexist without completely merging, the difficulty and possibility of inhabiting multiple worlds without having to choose just one. It is an intimate and contemplative story about the search for balance in a fragile and open phase of existence.
Farang, the Thai word for foreigner, is the story of chef Andy Ricker and how he spun a 25-year obsession with Northern Thailand into the hit success that is his Pok Pok restaurant empire.
It follows two teenage rappers in Bangkok who use their musical talent to navigate their difficult circumstances.
Filmed on January 5, 2023.4 friends travel the streets of Queens, NY.
A short documentary about the Thai restaurant Sabai Sabai located in Middlebury, Vermont.
The Golden Kingdom of Thailand is home to some of the most pungent and spicy fresh ingredients in the world. Regarded as the world's fourth most popular cuisine, Thailand is valued for its low fat content and health enhancing properties. Join Merrilees as she visits paddy fields and aircraft-hangar sized rice barges, shops in the floating markets of Bangkok and the night market in Chiang Mai and discovers beautiful fresh fruit and the notoriously smelly durian fruit.
A housekeeper received a film made by her daughter. It's a film that combines found footages of Thailand during the Cold War with the present days images of Bangkok. Through these images she tells a story of the house owner and her own story of coming to the capital.
For a kid to eat with an open mind, parents must also be open to changes. Opened is an animated short film about picky eaters. The story shows how parenting and environmental factors influence a kid's eating behavior.
Three parallel love stories set in three different cities are set against some of the major international events of the last five years, in this ambitious.
A young woman dreams of a jellyfish in a sea of blue. Far below the surface the jellyfish dreams of her and glimpses a secret she keeps
Zien is a conman who makes and sells fake Buddhist amulets. His nephew Riang is a chip off the old block, with many generations of gamblers' blood running through his veins.
Sanit, a noodle chef that try to fulfilled his dream. To be a boxer. His friend Sab, an old school boxer that suffer injury at his leg. Song, a friend who's thinking that Sanit boxing career will never work out. Sit, an old school musician who teach him about step.
Strange things begin happening to Kouy, the beloved son of Taew, prompting her to seek help from Panda, the calm twin of the mischievous ghost Pancake.
The true story of Muen, a Thai woman living in the 1800s under the rule of King Mongkut. At that time, women had no rights. Wives and daughters were bought and sold as if they were cattle. Muen is regarded as being the first Thai woman to stand up for women's rights.
An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home by Peter Chan.
After two business owners pull terrible pranks on their employees, they find themselves in an unexpected situation when they encounter real ghosts.
The story of two rival neighboring resorts. Chaos happens but gradually morphs into smiles.
Pim is unsatisfied with her man and when he chooses to leave her to study abroad, she makes sure all ties with him are cut. Enter another woman, Pat. The two women embark on a relationship almost too quickly. They go as far as having a wedding, in which Pat's parents refuse to attend.
A lovelorn man overcomes the pain of splitting with his wife with a newfound love, only for his mother and brother to frustrate his happiness.
When two siblings stumble on a strange hole in the wall of their grandparents' house, horrifying incidents reveal sinister secrets about their family.