Special Screenings · 45th Edition
BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK
DAO KHANONG
Director
Anocha SUWICHAKORNPONG
Country
Thailand, Netherlands, Qatar, France
Runtime
1 h 45 min
Language
Thai
Synopsis
The film follows the interwoven stories of several people;a filmmaker interviewing an older woman whose life wastransformed by the political activism of her student years inthe ’70s, a waitress who keeps changing jobs, and two actors.Their lives are loosely connected by almost invisible threads.
Cast
Arak AMORNSUPASIRI, Sakuljaroensuk APINYA, Atchara SUWAN, Waywiree ITTIANUNKUL
Screenplay
Anocha SUWICHAKORNPONG
Producers
Anocha SUWICHAKORNPONG
About the Director
Anocha SuwichakornpongA filmmaker influenced by Thailand's socio-political history,her graduation film was the first Thai short to screen at Cannes.Her first feature, "Mundane History," won the Tiger Award inRotterdam, while her second film, "By The Time It Gets Dark,"was screened at international festivals and won Best Picturein Thailand. She established the Bangkok-based productionhouses to support emerging voices. Her film "Come Here"premiered at Berlinale 2021. She received the Creative CapitalAward in 2024 for her upcoming film, "Fiction," and is currentlyan assistant professor at Columbia University.
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