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Films from Southeast Asia you can watch right now 
for free : a thread
for free : a thread
NERVOUS TRANSLATION (2018), by @shireenseno. About girlhood, daydreaming, & dreaming in the Philippines.
stream online for free (6-19 Jan 2021) courtesy of @NTUCCASingapore
http://ntu.ccasingapore.org/events/online-screening-nervous-translation-shireen-seno-2018/
stream online for free (6-19 Jan 2021) courtesy of @NTUCCASingapore
http://ntu.ccasingapore.org/events/online-screening-nervous-translation-shireen-seno-2018/
CHANTHALY (2012), by Mattie Do ( @mangosodium). The first horror film ever made in Laos 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=oYTUlMKd_BI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=oYTUlMKd_BI
A THOUSAND CUTS (2020), by Ramona S. Diaz ( @CineDiaz). About press freedom in the Philippines told through @mariaressa’s journey.
(you may need a vpn for US access)
(you may need a vpn for US access)
LAST RESCUE IN SIAM (2012), by Empower Foundation Chiang Mai & the women of Can Do Bar. A 10-min parody made by sex workers in response to raid-and-rescue operations.
OUR MOTHERS' LAND (2020), by Leo Plunkett & @geckoproj. Follows @febrofirdaus's journey and conversations with the women of Indonesia's rural grassroots activism. (a personal favorite)
THE CURSE OF PONTIANAK (1958), by B. N. Rao for Cathay Keris Film Prod. Stars the glamarous screen legend Maria Menado as the most repulsive vampiric woman in Malay folklore!
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please add or DM me your recs!
)please add or DM me your recs!
SUNDAY BEAUTY QUEEN (2016), by Baby Ruth Villarama
( @RuthVillarama). About filipino OFWs working as domestic helpers in Hong Kong and their annual beauty pageant
rec by @EricSasono
( @RuthVillarama). About filipino OFWs working as domestic helpers in Hong Kong and their annual beauty pageant
rec by @EricSasono
PEREMPUAN TANPA VAGINA (Woman/Women without a Vagina, 2019), by Rio Sumantri & CameoProject. A 17-min short film with Merlyn Sopjan, an Indonesian transwoman who also happens to be a pageant queen
SANTI-VINA (1954), by Marut (Thavi Na Bangchang). A high-budget classic love story between a blind man and a young woman. The first Thai film shot in 35mm color with sound. Considered lost for 60 years.
Courtesy of @ThaiFilmArchive
Courtesy of @ThaiFilmArchive
THE SCENT OF BURNING GRASS (Mùi cỏ cháy, 2012), by Nguyen Huu Muoi. A Vietnamese war movie about the Second Battle of Quảng Trị
rec by @CuteDumbBat
Also on Netflix in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
rec by @CuteDumbBat
Also on Netflix in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
ANGGITA (2019), by Albertus Julianto ( @AJuliantoS). A 15-min short documentary about Anggita, a young deaf women's futsal player in Indonesia. https://www.viddsee.com/video/anggita/z4127
thank you @viddsee!
thank you @viddsee!
