FAVOURITE DOCUMENTARIES 2017
The list is long, becaue it includes both old
and new documentaries, both short ones and long ones, and both Thai and foreign
ones.
1.THE WAR SHOW (2016, Andreas Dalsgaard,
Obaidah Zytoon, Syria/Denmark/Germany/Finland)
2.SELF AND OTHERS (2000, Makoto Sato, Japan)
3.DEPTH TWO (2016, Ognjen Glanovic, Serbia)
4.SEVEN UP! (1964, Paul Almond, UK) + 7 PLUS
SEVEN (1970, Michael Apted) + 21 UP (1977) + 28 UP (1984) + 49 UP (2005) + 56
UP (2012)
5.RAILWAY SLEEPERS (2016, Sompot
Chidgasornpongse)
6.WORD IS OUT (1977, Nancy Adair,
Rob Epstein, Andrew Brown, 124min)
7.THE SOCIOLOGIST AND THE BEAR CUB
(2016, Etienne Chaillou, Mathias Théry, France)
8.A157 (2015, Behrouz Nouranipour,
Iran/Syria)
9.PIGS IN PIGSTY [หมูในเล้า]
(2017, Kongphob Chairattanangkul, 16min)
10.LUMIÈRE! (2016, Thierry
Frémaux, France)
11.MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM
CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA (1992, Mark Achbar + Peter Wintonick,
Australia/Canada/Finland/Norway, 167min)
12.THE RETURN TO HOMS (2013, Talal Derki,
Syria/Germany)
13.FIRE AT SEA (2016, Gianfranco Rosi, Italy)
14.ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE (2016, Lau Kek-huat,
Malaysia)
15.A CREMATION DAY [กาลนาน] (2017, Napasin Samkaewcham, 15min)
16.SAWANKHALAI [สวรรคาลัย]
(2017, Abhichon Rattanabhayon, 15min)
17.PHANTOM OF ILLUMINATION (2017,
Wattanapume Laisuwanchai)
18.DUM SPIRO SPERO (2016, Pero
Kvesic, Croatia)
19.LITTLE SONS (2016, Sai Whira
Linn Khant, Yu Par Mo Mo, Nay Chi Myat Noe Wint, Myanmar, 24min)
20.I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016,
Raoul Peck)
21.THE GRADUATION (2016, Claire
Simon, France)
22.HUMAN FLOW (2017, Ai Weiwei, 140min)
23.14/10/2016 – THE DAY AFTER (2017, Teeraphan
Ngowjeenanan, 127min)
24.ARKONG [อากง]
(2016, Anuwat Amnajkasem, 23min)
25.SOUND OF TORTURE (2013, Keren Shayo, Israel,
58min)
26.YELLOWING (2016, Tze Woon Chan, Hong Kong)
27.FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS (2011, Emad Burnat, Guy
Davidi, Palestine)
28.A.K.A. SERIAL KILLER (1969, Masao Adachi,
Japan)
29.TALADNOI STORY (2017, Jiraporn Saelee,
39min)
30.SONG OF LAHORE (2015, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy,
Andy Schocken, USA/Pakistan)
31.I’M YOUNG? I’M SILLY? I’M AMAZED! [ฉันเยาว์? ฉันเขลา? ฉันทึ่ง!]
(2017, Thunska Pansittivorakul, 79min)
32.READY IN 5 MINUTES (2016, Swam Yaund Ni,
Myanmar)
33.ALONG THE ONE WAY (2016, Bani Nasution,
Indonesia)
34.JACKSON (2016, Maisie Crow)
35.SO FAR REAL (2016, Miriam Bajtala, Austria,
30min)
36.TWO WAY JESUS (2016, Jet Leyco, Philippines)
37.HOW FAR A BETTER LIFE [เรื่องเล่าจากดอนโจด]
(2017, Chantana Tiprachart ฉันทนา ทิพย์ประชาติ, 20min)
38.SAMANERA (2016, Tay Zar Win Htun, Zaw Win
Htwe, Myanmar, 45min)
39.THE SOIL OF DREAMS (2016, Jeffrie Po,
Philippines, 53min)
40.HOMME LESS (2014, Thomas
Wirthensohn, Austria)
41.MOTION OF LIFE (2013, Vilayphong
Phongsavanh, Laos, 17min)
42.THE END OF THE SPECIAL TIME WE WERE ALLOWED
(2013, Shingo Ohta, Japan)
43.ONE SHOT – AN IMAGE & AN ATTITUDE (2015,
Darren McCagh, Australia)
44.THE AMNESTY FOR THE DEFENDANTS IN THE CASE
OF 6 OCTOBER [นิรโทษกรรมจำเลยคดี 6 ตุลา] (1978, 54min)
45.CITY OF JADE (2016, Midi Z, Myanmar)
46.SASIWIMOL [ศศิวิมล]
(2017, Rewadee Ngamloon เรวดี งามลุน)
47.LIFE, ANIMATED (2016, Roger Ross Williams)
48.“PAI” YOU KNOW ME A LITTLE GO (2017, Jamon Sonpednarin จามร ศรเพชรนรินทร์, 12min)
49.KING COBRA BATTALION [กองพันจงอางศึก]
(1967, Thai Ministry of Defence กองทัพไทย กระทรวงกลาโหม, 14min)
50.A ROYAL CREMATION FOR KING RAMA VI [พระราชพิธีถวายพระเพลิงพระบรมศพ พระบาทสมเด็จพระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว]
(1926, News Bureau in Department of Royal Train กองภาพยนตร์เผยแผ่ข่าว
กรมรถไฟหลวง, 10min)
51.THE FORGER (2016, Pamela Druckerman,
Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia)
52.LIFE IS A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL [LA VIDA ES UN
ROCANROL] (2014, Inés Morales, Mexico, 10min)
53.THE HORN (2016, Frederik Jan Depickere,
Belgium/Canada, 50min)
54.FAKE (2016, Tatsuya Mori, Japan)
55.HOUSE OF Z (2016, Sandy Chronopoulos,
USA/Canada)
56.WE ARE X (2016, Stephen Kijak, UK/USA/Japan)
57.MY BUDDHA IS PUNK (2015, Andreas Hartmann,
Germany/Myanmar)
58.A WORLD NOT OURS (2012, Mahdi Fleifel,
UK/Lebanon/Denmark/UAE)
59.THE LAST INSURRECTION (2016, Liao Jian-hua,
Taiwan)
60.AR-YING SAEJANG [อาญิง แซ่จาง]
(2016, Kiattisak Kingkaew เกียรติศักดิ์ กิ่งแก้ว, 28min)