‘Friday Saturday Sunday’: Thai student film at Osaka Asian Film Festival
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- 15 Feb 2023
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Good news for the Thai film industry arrived early in 2023, with four local films being selected to compete and be screened at the 2023 Osaka Asian Film Festival from March 10-19.
Two of the nominated films are already well-known: “4 Kings” by director Puttipong Nakthong tells the story of wars between vocational students in the '90s, and “OMG” by director Thitipong Kerdtongtawee, a romantic drama of a man who keeps falling in love with women who are already taken.
The other two are lesser known but carry the same level of quality: “You & Me & Me” by twin directors Wanweaw & Weawwan Hongvivatana, is about the love triangle between a man and two win sisters. The film just premiered on February 9.
The other is “Friday Saturday Sunday” by new director Pobmek Jullakarin, who recently graduated from Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
Winner of the Digital Forum Award at the 26th Thai Short Film & Video Festival held last year by the Thai Film Archive and Thai Film Foundation, “Friday Saturday Sunday” portrays problems faced by Thai teenagers during the turning point of their life.
The Question
The plot is based on a simple question that you will find on any form: Who do you choose as your emergency contact? The film asks will it be your parents, boyfriend or close friend?
“The answer for our teenage protagonist ‘Ning’ might not be as simple as you think,” the director said, adding that this question also makes Ning doubt her relationship with each person who is close to her. Read More…
