Tinshine Mont
Directing
Biography
Tinshine Mont (they/them) - Tinshine's work explores themes of subconscious and queer desires and how they manifest in dreams and memories. Tinshine’s short film “Ethereal Creature,” is about two girls returning a fruit they stole from a Thai mythological Goddess. Tinshine’s third short film, “A Day Will Come” (2019) is a collaboration with Christine Flemming, with political themes about freedom of speech and forced disappearance. Tinshine’s latest work in 2024 is part of the project “Soon to be Forgotten,” shot on 8mm film. It captures landscapes and migrant labor in Bangkok.
Known For
Gene persuades Tien to return the naripon fruit they stole from the naripon god when they were friends.
Ethereal Creature
One afternoon, Fang awakens inside a dream where her long-lost sister, Prae, reappears to take her on a bike ride. Now mysteriously pregnant, Prae joins Fang as she suggests visiting the abandoned building they once jokingly called “home,” a refuge from their troubled childhood.
Before I Wake
Mai, a young Thai reporter interviews Sri, the sister of a missing activist. She is confronted with visions of internalised fear and paranoia.