The Siam Renaissance

A mirror joins two worlds, modern-day Bangkok and Bangkok under Rama IV, together. Maneechan, a diplomat investigating recently uncovered documents in France concerning ancient Thailand, learns the story behind them first-hand as she travels back in time through the mirror.

! EXCLAMATION

This short film tells a story in the form of a poem that calls for equality for children who lack opportunities. It was created by Surapong Pinijkhar, who submitted it to the Bangkok Bank Documentary Film Festival in 1977. Despite exceeding the standards of traditional Thai documentary films, the judges were too afraid to give it the top prize, but they also couldn't deny its brilliance, so they awarded it a special prize. This documentary film is a creative masterpiece of the nation. This film has been registered as part of the National Fi...