Overseas
Anocha Suwichakornpong: A Retrospective
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16m
Directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong and Wichanon Somunjarn | 16 mins | 2012
A little west of Bangkok lies Mahachai, home to a dense population of workers from Myanmar who eke out a meager living in the port town’s seafood processing factories. In unadorned fashion, "Overseas" presents a troubled day in the life of one such worker, Wawa Kai.
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Directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong | 9 mins | 2018
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