Former Managing Editor for Bioscope Magazine, Suparp Rimtheparthip talks about his experience as a first-time producer for the film Love, Not Yet.

This is your first film?
Yes, and a new studio, Ork Pai Dern. Previously, I was involved with a short film competition, along with Change Fusion, which allowed teenagers to study film with our team and communicate their ideas through filmmaking. And now, we have the chance to make a film on a bigger scale, to be screened in a normal theater.

How did the project start?
From the short films, we saw a lot of potential directors. There were so many meaningful shorts from talented filmmakers, so we came up with the idea to make a new film with them. And in our work with NGOs, sex among teenagers came up a lot as an issue. So we grabbed the subject and let our director team interpret it from their perspective.

How is it different from other teen movies?
I believe we’re the first ones to take this subject and treat it very seriously, and the hope is to create awareness among everyone who comes to watch. We let the teenage perspective speak for itself, showing that in teenage life, we can do something that is wrong and we can get through it.

Do you think sex is a theme that should be present in the public and in film?
There are people who do think we shouldn’t present this subject to teenagers, but the truth is that teenagers know already, for whatever reason. I believe that teenage pregnancy is a problem partly because we try not to touch the subject of teen sexuality. If we talk about this issue straightforwardly, it might help reduce the problem.

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