Next month will see the debut of Bangkok’s anticipated film fest, where eight public spaces are slated for large outdoor screenings.
The film festival is part of campaign promises from the newly elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who aims to cultivate film appreciation among the masses—a rare sight considering how few politicians keep their promises these days.
Below is the full movie lineup and the venues.
July 7 - 9
Lan Khon Muang Town Square
Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters (1997)
Time in a Bottle (1991)
TDPK (True Digital Park)
Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009)
36 (2012)
Mae Nak Phra Khanong (1959)
July 14 - 16
Klongtoey Youth Center
RRR (2022)
Monrak Transistor (2001)
Booncho Phoo Narak (1985)
Vachirabenjatas Park (Rot Fai Park)
4 Kings (2021)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
One for the Road (2021)
July 21 -23
Benjakitti Park
Citizen Dog (2004)
The Blue Hour (2015)
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
Bangkhaepirom Park and Market
Fast and Furious (2001)
Shutter (2004)
Dear Dakanda (2005)
Block I Siam Square
Love of Siam (2007)
Season Change (2006)
Queen Sirikit 60th Anniversary Park
Sunset at Chaophraya (2013)
Pee Nak (2019)
Mue Peun (1983)
July 31
Kru Grape Garden
School Town King (2018)
Sukhumvit 31
One for the Road (2021)