Double Bill: Narrative (2025) | The Body Craves Impact as Love Bursts (2024)

Narrative (2025) Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thailand, Japan, Korea | 2025 | 49 min | NC16 (Some Mature Content) This hybrid film imagines ways that survivors of state-sanctioned violence in Thailand could seek justice. In 2010, more than 90 civilians were killed and 2,000 injured during crackdowns on pro-democracy protests in Bangkok; to date, Thai authorities have not held any government or military officials accountable. The film reframes the experiences of survivors by filming them sharing their stories in facilitated workshops and discussing how to seek justice for their family members with a human rights lawyer. Through foregrounding the mechanisms of its own construction, Narrative invites us to question how dominant systems and official accounts establish reality. By combining real-life testimony with staged dialogues and retellings, it proposes cinematic ways to confront past traumas, while illuminating truths suppressed by power. The Body Craves Impact as Love Bursts (2024) Wattanapume Laisuwanchai | Thailand | 2024 | 22 min | PG An evocative blend of performance and documentary inspired by real-life experiences of political activists in Bangkok. A couple who are physically separated find ways to express their devotion and resistance despite the man’s imprisonment. He is based on an acquaintance of the filmmaker’s who was jailed after being found in possession of small explosives used in anti-government protests. Originally presented as an installation, this film uses screen divisions, choreographed movements and sound design to portray enduring bonds in the face of a repressive regime. It transforms a short story about a dystopian world where affection is prohibited into a poignant reflection on the human cost behind political struggle in Thailand today.