Inspire Wonder and Imagination at 2-Week Children’s Theatre Festival
BANGKOK — Turn off the face-screens for a true-3D experience via eight performances and 10 workshops by theatrical artists from around the world when they descend on Bangkok next week.
17 Films to Show at European Film Fest
BANGKOK — From a family drama documenting a bluegrass-loving Belgian couple to a historical drama about a sportsman on the run from Stalin’s police in Estonia, 17 films from 14 European countries will screen in three provinces starting next week.
5 Flicks on Those Forced to Flee Start Thursday at Refugee Film Fest
BANGKOK — From the youngest Nobel Laureate who survived Taliban assassins to a Jewish woman who fought to recover Nazi-looted artwork, UNHCR will host a five-day film fest starting Thursday.
Vampires, Shakespeare, Vintage Rom-Com at ‘Silent Film Fest’
BANGKOK — Bram Stoker’s legendary Transylvanian, Shakespeare’s emo prince of Denmark and seven other soundless stories will screen at two good-ole’-day indie cinemas for a full week.
Bangkok to ‘Pray for Orlando’ This Evening
BANGKOK — The public is invited to gather this evening in front of the U.S. Embassy to honor the victims of the Orlando, Florida, massacre in which at least 50 people were killed at a gay club Sunday.
TransFolk to Discuss Female Porn Star Turned Dude
BANGKOK — A documentary on an American porn star-turned-transman will screen next month followed by a talk from Bangkok-based transmen.
Silom Walking Street Suspended for Rainy Season
BANGKOK — Silom Road’s biweekly walking street market has been indefinitely suspended for the rainy season.
Grief Goes Bicultural as Death Surrogates Come Alive in Thai, English
BANGKOK — The world has birth surrogates, those moms who bear children on behalf of others. At the other end, when life ends in grief and loss, imagine if those left behind had “death surrogates” to offer a chance for final farewells — to thank, apologize to or say goodbye.
SEA Art Crew Explore ‘Discomfort’ at Silom Library
BANGKOK — Censorship and the conflict between expression and culture in Southeast Asia will be examined for the month of June at The Reading Room.
Bonjour, Bonsoir, Bonne Nuit: Fete de la Musique Returns
BANGKOK — Celebrate World Music Day and the summer solstice at an all-day music festival with vibrant beats and even some film courtesy of the French Embassy and Alliance Francaise.
