FAVOURITE DOCUMENTARIES 2017

FAVOURITE DOCUMENTARIES 2017

The list is long, becaue it includes both old and new documentaries, both short ones and long ones, and both Thai and foreign ones.

                    

1.THE WAR SHOW (2016, Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon, Syria/Denmark/Germany/Finland)

2.SELF AND OTHERS (2000, Makoto Sato, Japan)

3.DEPTH TWO (2016, Ognjen Glanovic, Serbia)

4.SEVEN UP! (1964, Paul Almond, UK) + 7 PLUS SEVEN (1970, Michael Apted) + 21 UP (1977) + 28 UP (1984) + 49 UP (2005) + 56 UP (2012)

5.RAILWAY SLEEPERS (2016, Sompot Chidgasornpongse)

6.WORD IS OUT (1977, Nancy Adair, Rob Epstein, Andrew Brown, 124min)

7.THE SOCIOLOGIST AND THE BEAR CUB (2016, Etienne Chaillou, Mathias Théry, France)

8.A157 (2015, Behrouz Nouranipour, Iran/Syria)

9.PIGS IN PIGSTY [หมูในเล้า] (2017, Kongphob Chairattanangkul, 16min)

10.LUMIÈRE! (2016, Thierry Frémaux, France)

11.MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA (1992, Mark Achbar + Peter Wintonick, Australia/Canada/Finland/Norway, 167min)

12.THE RETURN TO HOMS (2013, Talal Derki, Syria/Germany)

13.FIRE AT SEA (2016, Gianfranco Rosi, Italy)

14.ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE (2016, Lau Kek-huat, Malaysia)

15.A CREMATION DAY [กาลนาน] (2017, Napasin Samkaewcham, 15min)

16.SAWANKHALAI [สวรรคาลัย] (2017, Abhichon Rattanabhayon, 15min)

17.PHANTOM OF ILLUMINATION (2017, Wattanapume Laisuwanchai)    

18.DUM SPIRO SPERO (2016, Pero Kvesic, Croatia)       

19.LITTLE SONS (2016, Sai Whira Linn Khant, Yu Par Mo Mo, Nay Chi Myat Noe Wint, Myanmar, 24min)                                             

20.I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016, Raoul Peck)

21.THE GRADUATION (2016, Claire Simon, France)

22.HUMAN FLOW (2017, Ai Weiwei, 140min)

23.14/10/2016 – THE DAY AFTER (2017, Teeraphan Ngowjeenanan, 127min)

24.ARKONG [อากง] (2016, Anuwat Amnajkasem, 23min)

25.SOUND OF TORTURE (2013, Keren Shayo, Israel, 58min)

26.YELLOWING (2016, Tze Woon Chan, Hong Kong)

27.FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS (2011, Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi, Palestine)

28.A.K.A. SERIAL KILLER (1969, Masao Adachi, Japan)

29.TALADNOI STORY (2017, Jiraporn Saelee, 39min)

30.SONG OF LAHORE (2015, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Andy Schocken, USA/Pakistan)

31.I’M YOUNG? I’M SILLY? I’M AMAZED! [ฉันเยาว์? ฉันเขลา? ฉันทึ่ง!] (2017, Thunska Pansittivorakul, 79min)

32.READY IN 5 MINUTES (2016, Swam Yaund Ni, Myanmar)

33.ALONG THE ONE WAY (2016, Bani Nasution, Indonesia)

34.JACKSON (2016, Maisie Crow)

35.SO FAR REAL (2016, Miriam Bajtala, Austria, 30min)

36.TWO WAY JESUS (2016, Jet Leyco, Philippines)

37.HOW FAR A BETTER LIFE [เรื่องเล่าจากดอนโจด] (2017, Chantana Tiprachart ฉันทนา ทิพย์ประชาติ, 20min)

38.SAMANERA (2016, Tay Zar Win Htun, Zaw Win Htwe, Myanmar, 45min)

39.THE SOIL OF DREAMS (2016, Jeffrie Po, Philippines, 53min)

40.HOMME LESS (2014, Thomas Wirthensohn, Austria)

41.MOTION OF LIFE (2013, Vilayphong Phongsavanh, Laos, 17min)

42.THE END OF THE SPECIAL TIME WE WERE ALLOWED (2013, Shingo Ohta, Japan)

43.ONE SHOT – AN IMAGE & AN ATTITUDE (2015, Darren McCagh, Australia)

44.THE AMNESTY FOR THE DEFENDANTS IN THE CASE OF 6 OCTOBER [นิรโทษกรรมจำเลยคดี 6 ตุลา] (1978, 54min)

45.CITY OF JADE (2016, Midi Z, Myanmar)

46.SASIWIMOL [ศศิวิมล] (2017, Rewadee Ngamloon เรวดี งามลุน)

47.LIFE, ANIMATED (2016, Roger Ross Williams)

48.“PAI” YOU KNOW ME  A LITTLE GO (2017, Jamon Sonpednarin จามร ศรเพชรนรินทร์, 12min)

49.KING COBRA BATTALION [กองพันจงอางศึก] (1967, Thai Ministry of Defence กองทัพไทย กระทรวงกลาโหม, 14min)

50.A ROYAL CREMATION FOR KING RAMA VI [พระราชพิธีถวายพระเพลิงพระบรมศพ พระบาทสมเด็จพระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว] (1926, News Bureau in Department of Royal Train กองภาพยนตร์เผยแผ่ข่าว กรมรถไฟหลวง, 10min)

51.THE FORGER (2016, Pamela Druckerman, Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia)

52.LIFE IS A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL [LA VIDA ES UN ROCANROL] (2014, Inés Morales, Mexico, 10min)   

53.THE HORN (2016, Frederik Jan Depickere, Belgium/Canada, 50min)

54.FAKE (2016, Tatsuya Mori, Japan)

55.HOUSE OF Z (2016, Sandy Chronopoulos, USA/Canada)

56.WE ARE X (2016, Stephen Kijak, UK/USA/Japan)

57.MY BUDDHA IS PUNK (2015, Andreas Hartmann, Germany/Myanmar)

58.A WORLD NOT OURS (2012, Mahdi Fleifel, UK/Lebanon/Denmark/UAE)

59.THE LAST INSURRECTION (2016, Liao Jian-hua, Taiwan)

60.AR-YING SAEJANG [อาญิง แซ่จาง] (2016, Kiattisak Kingkaew เกียรติศักดิ์ กิ่งแก้ว, 28min)