Catch a glimpse of cinema from behind the screen
Four foreign movies handpicked by four people in the industry will be screened at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre from May to November as part of the fifth “Cinema Diverse” series, this year subtitled “The Invisible Hands”.
Each screening will be followed by a discussion about the film.
The 2017 series begins on May 20 with Chonlasit Upanigkit, editor of “Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy” (2013) and “Freelance: Ham Puay ... Ham Phak ... Ham Rak Mor” and “Onthakan” (both 2015).
July 22 will have Rasiguet Sookkarn, originally an art director of TV commercials and then production designer for award-winning films such as “Eternity” (directed by Sivaroj Kongsakul), “P-047” and “Tang-Wong” (Kongdej Jaturanrassamee), and “36” and “Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy” (Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit).
September 23 features Nopawat Likitwong, sound designer and sound engineer who’s worked in various genres and with directors from Hong Kong and Japan, including with Wong Kar Wai on “Ashes of Time Redux”. Nopawat earned a national film award and was nominated for a Hong Kong award for his work on “Dragon”.
On November 25, Kriangkrai Vachiratamporn (pictured) who directed the second season of the TV series “Hormones”, will be the guest.
All of the movies they’ve chosen for screening will have Thai subtitles and are recommended for viewers at least 15 years of age. Post-screening discussions will be in Thai with English translation.
Admission is Bt60 and registration for seats opens each day at 2pm.
Find out more at (02) 214 6630-8, extension 530, and www.BACC.or.th.
