Narrative

Forum Expanded 2026

Set 15 years after the 2010 military massacre of pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok, Anocha Suwichakornpong’s film blurs the boundaries between filmmaking, political reflection and legal investigation. It unfolds as both a rehearsal and an act of remembrance – staging a fictional trial for those responsible for the violence that remains officially unaccounted for. As Thailand’s justice system continues to suppress efforts towards civic accountability, Narrative weaves together the testimony of real witnesses with the filmmaker’s own research process for her forthcoming feature, Fiction. Through this layered approach, Suwichakornpong creates a space where documentary evidence and imaginative reconstruction converge, challenging viewers to confront the gaps in official narratives. The result is a haunting meditation on truth, representation and the unfinished work of history – asking what cinema can accomplish when traditional paths to justice have been foreclosed.

by Anocha Suwichakornpong (Director, Screenplay)
with Ubolvadee Junthorn, Phayaw Akkahad, Ornanong Thaisriwong, Kunpat Singhathong, Sunanta Peechavet Thailand / South Korea / Japan 2025 Thai 49' Colour European premiere | Documentary form

With

Ubolvadee Junthorn (Workshop participant)
Phayaw Akkahad (Workshop participant)
Ornanong Thaisriwong (Workshop leader)
Kunpat Singhathong (Lawyer)
Sunanta Peechavet (Workshop participant)

Crew

Director	Anocha Suwichakornpong
Screenplay	Anocha Suwichakornpong
Cinematography	Parinee Buthrasri
Editing	Tulapop Saenjaroen
Music	Eiko Ishibashi
Sound Design	Ernst Karel
Producers	Paul Mori, Tulapop Saenjaroen
Co-Producers	Ida Aroonwong, Mai Meksawan, Gohey Miyoshi

Produced by

Electric Eel Films

Bangkok, Thailand

Co-produced by

Diversion

Bangkok, Thailand

Matataki Films

Tokio, Japan

Photos

Anocha Suwichakornpong

Anocha Suwichakornpong is a filmmaker whose work explores memory, history and political trauma. Her debut Mundane History won the Tiger Award at Rotterdam. By the Time It Gets Dark centres on Thailand’s 1976 student massacre and won multiple awards. Her fourth feature, Come Here, premiered in the Berlinale Forum in 2021. She founded Bangkok’s Electric Eel Films and co-founded Purin Pictures to support Southeast Asian cinema. Anocha is an associate professor on Columbia University’s MFA Film Program and divides her time between New York and Bangkok.

Filmography

2010 เจ้านกกระจอก (Mundane History) 2016 ดาวคะนอง (By the Time It Gets Dark) 2019 กระบี่, 2562 (Krabi, 2562); co-directed by Ben Rivers 2021 Jai jumlong (Come Here); Forum 2021 2025 Narrative; Forum Expanded 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026