4 works, 88 min.
【TOKYO】Theatre Image Forum:9/28(SUN) 1:30pm & 9/30(TUE) 9:00pm
【KYOTO】N/A
【NAGOYA】Nagoyakinema Neu:12/5(FRI)7:20pm
The Spirit Level
Moving images are a visual medium, but they also have the ability to incorporate “the unseen.” This program takes an unflinching look at the traces of trauma caused by government oppression.
Thailand, Hong Kong, and Myanmar. What can a film pick up and interpret from what is left behind after speech and expression have been suppressed, and those who raise their voices in opposition have been erased? A selection of works chosen by Wiwat LERTWIWATWONGSA, a prominent organizer of events in the Thai independent movie scene, including the Bangkok Experimental Film Festival.
Lost A Part Of CHAN Hau-Chun / digital / 30min / 2022(Hong Kong)
Comradeship Mauk Kahm Wah / digital / 15min / 2023(Myanmar)
The Body Craves Impact as Love Bursts Wattanapume LAISUWANCHAI / digital / 22min / 2024(Thailand)
The Spirit Level Taiki SAKPISIT / digital / 21min / 2024(Thailand)
► Curated by Wiwat LERTWIWATWONGSA (film critic, author)
► Sun, Sep 28 at 1:30pm – Guest talk by Wiwat LERTWIWATWONGSA following the screening
◎Associated Special Program
Experimental Cinema in Words: Special Screening and Critical Writing Workshop 2025
Details & Registration (External Peatix site): https://iff2025-ws.peatix.com/
