
Anucha Boonyawatana
Directing
Biography
Anucha Boonyawatana (Thai: อนุชา บุญยวรรธนะ) is a Thai independent filmmaker. Her thesis film, Down the River, won the Young Thai Artist Award and has been shown at several film festivals. Her first feature film, The Blue Hour, premiered at Berlinale Panorama in 2015. In 2017, she won the Best Director award at the Singapore International Film Festival for her second feature film Malila: The Farewell Flower.
Known For

After losing his dream job, a burned-out artist falls between two men—a charming IT guy and a reclusive tycoon who hires him to be his public face.
Burnout Syndrome

White returns to Thailand after years abroad to find his twin Black in a coma. Disguising himself as Black, he seeks to uncover the truth behind the betrayal.
Not Me

When the night falls, humans are more of a threat. Composed of 4 interlinked horror stories.
After Dark

Alan is trying to find the answers to who he was in the past and who he is now, every time he looks in the mirror, an old man appears. One day he meets Darwin, a young man who seems to be in the room next to Alan’s in the mental health hospital. He’s liked Alan since their first meeting.
Mystique in the Mirror

After simultaneous heartbreaks, online diary writer Gus and his squad of queer BFFs navigate the ins and outs of dating to find true love.
Diary of Tootsies

Every school has a past that people want to be concealed. There are things that happened that people don't want to talk about. There are students whom people want to forget. And there are secrets waiting for the day that they're revealed.
ThirTEEN Terrors

Pakamalin, a successful online boutique owner, engages in a secret affair with Rungsun, who is married to Kate, the CEO of S Plaza Group. Learning of Rungsun's deception, Pakamalin ends their relationship. Kate, upon discovering her husband's infidelity, seeks revenge by humiliating Pakamalin and filing false charges against her business. Pakamalin fights back with the help of Kate's son, Kata, leading to a blossoming romance between them. However, Kate's interference threatens their budding relationship. As Kate develops feelings for Andre, the captain of S Plaza United football team, their feud intensifies, culminating in a dramatic showdown.
The Sweetest Taboo

Inspector Dan leads the team of infirm police officers to hunt down the brutal escaped prisoner in the Halabala forest down south, only to discover that the dark secret inside the forest is turning against them.
Halabala

A bullied loner finds solace in another boy's arms when they meet at a haunted swimming pool.
The Blue Hour
The story of four friends who travel from Bangkok to a remote village in the mountains for the funeral of one of the group's estranged father where supernatural events transpire. There they unleash a curse that had been long held at bay by the villagers and discover multiple layers of cover-up. While everyone becomes a suspect in the mystery, they discover that the woods conceal something worse than just superstition, and soon the whole group is being hunted.
Forbidden

Former lovers Pich and Shane reconnect through Thai floral art, but Pich’s illness leads Shane to seek peace by becoming a monk.
Malila: The Farewell Flower

Krit is openly gay, but his closest friend, Win, is questioning. As they grow older, their love is tested when the two finally explore their passion. Down the River is a daring exploration of friendship and intimacy.
Down the River

Actors and team members share their behind-the-scenes memories of making the coming-of-age movie that became a beloved classic of Thai cinema.
Remembering Fan Chan: Dream a Dream Again

Three is the rule. The film has three parts. Each part has three shots and each shot is thirty seconds in length. Three characters share their erotic desires from the point of view of a third class citizen in contemporary Thai society.
Erotic Fragments No. 1, 2, 3

A young filmmaker has just unsatisfyingly captured the last shot for her film. While the crew encourages her to celebrate, she fears that the battle has just begun. Thankfully, she knows that worrying is never the answer. Instead, she turns to a traditional, evil-warding, garland-scattering ritual to direct all misfortune away from her film.