In addition its current “Drug In Film” project, the Thai Film Archive is also holding a programme of historical and contemporary films about Thailand as seen through the eyes of non-Thai filmmakers. What were the representative images of our “exotic” Kingdom (elephants, monks, beautiful women)? “Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness” (1927)The “Exotic Thailand” programme also features a number of films produced by Tom Waller, a Thai director/producer of Irish descent who offers a unique viewpoint on the Thai narrative. On August 17, a special talk session with Tom Waller and Wikanda Phromkhunthong, a film lecturer at Mahidol University, will discuss the “exotic” quality of Thailand from past to present, and how Thailand has been represented on the cinema screen over the past 100 years. ProgrammeJuly 4, 5.30pm: Lost in Thailand (China, 2012)July 6, 1pm: A Handful of Rice (Sweden, 1940)July 16, 1pm: Yutthana-Siriporn (Germany, 1963)Aug 1, Ghost of Nak (Thailand, Directed by Mike Duffield, 2005)Aug 3, 1pm: Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (USA, 1927)Aug 3, 3pm: The Forest (Thailand, directed by Paul Spurrier, 2016)Aug 7, 5.30pm: Bangkok Dangerous (Thailand, directed by Oxide andDanny Pang, 1999)Aug 17, 1pm: Soi Cowboy (Thailand, directed by Thomas Clay, 2009)Followed by a panel discussion with Tom Waller (producer) and WikandaPhromkhunthong (scholar)Aug 24, 1pm: Pop-Aye (Singapore, Thailand, directed by Kirsten Tan,2017)Aug 24, 3pm: The Elephant King (Thailand, directed by Seth Grossman,2006)Aug 25, 1pm: The Hangover Part II (USA, 2011)Aug 25, 3pm: The Man with the Golden Gun (UK, 1974)Aug 29, 5.30pm: Butterfly Man (Thailand, Directed by Kaprice Kea, 2002)

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 03, 2019 05:13 UTC