Kong Rithdee
Kong RITHDEE is the deputy director of the Thai Film Archive and a film critic who has written for publications including Bangkok Post. Together with Panu AREE he has developed multiple cinematic works, such as Baby Arabia (2010) and GADDAFI (2014), discussing Muslim identity in Thailand. The Cursed Land (2024) will have its world premier at IFFR 2024.
Filmography
(selection) In Between (2006, doc), The Convert (2008, doc), Baby Arabia (2010, doc), O.B.L. (2011, doc), GADDAFI (2014, doc), The Cursed Land (2024)
Kong Rithdee op IFFR
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The Island Funeral
Pimpaka Towira | 105' | Thailand | -
A couple of young people drive out of town for a long journey. It could well be a Thai Jules and Jim. On the way,… -
The Cursed Land
Panu Aree, Kong Rithdee | 128' | Thailand | World premiere
The Cursed Land distils the spectres of Thai history into a thrilling, time-hopping horror film. -
The Island Funeral
Pimpaka Towira | 105' | Thailand | European premiere
A couple of young people drive out of town for a long journey. It could well be a Thai Jules and Jim. On the way,… -
Happy Berry
Thunska Pansittivorakul | 76' | Thailand | European premiere
Cheerful documentary portrait of what is cool and trendy in Bangkok, with the young owners of the very fashionable boutique Happy Berry. Cheeky.