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Coastlines, kitchens, craft and old kingdoms, one country at a time.

Start with these three

Three films, three ways into Thailand.

  1. Street Food

    Meet the cooks behind Thailand's street food, from the wok to the banana leaf.

  2. Siamese Fighting Fish

    The story of a freshwater fish from the rice paddies that became Thailand's national aquatic treasure.

  3. Dinosaur in the City

    Monitor lizards still live in the parks of a growing city, and this film asks what that shared life tells us.

  • Poster for Street Food, showing a plate of pad thai with grilled prawn on a banana leaf, with a street market and a tuk-tuk behind
    Street Food

    Street food told through the people who cook it, from the wok to the banana leaf.

  • Poster for Making of Khon Mask, showing craftsman's hands applying gold leaf to a green khon mask
    Making of Khon Mask

    The making of a khon mask, as a craftsman's hands lay gold leaf on green.

  • Poster for Thailand from Above, Phuket, showing an aerial view of a forested rocky headland surrounded by turquoise sea
    Thailand from Above, Phuket

    Thailand from Above: Thailand seen from the air. See all 6 provinces below.

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  • Poster for Siamese Fighting Fish, showing a red and blue betta with flowing fins on a black background
    Siamese Fighting Fish

    How an ordinary freshwater fish from the rice paddies became a living jewel and Thailand's national aquatic treasure.

  • Poster for Dinosaur in the City, showing a monitor lizard on a lawn beside a lake with city towers behind
    Dinosaur in the City

    The city has grown, yet monitor lizards still live in its parks. What does this shared life tell us?

  • Poster for The Last Alms Bowl, showing an older craftsman hammering a monk's alms bowl, with a monk walking behind
    The Last Alms Bowl
  • Poster for Celadon, Siamese Earthenware, showing a green celadon vase in front of a warmly lit arch
    Celadon, Siamese Earthenware
  • Poster for World's Largest Outdoor Museum, Thailand Ancient City, showing an aerial view of green and gold Thai pavilions in a lake joined by curving wooden walkways
    World's Largest Outdoor Museum, Thailand Ancient City

    How the wish to preserve Thailand's historic sites grew into a museum of landmarks in replica.

  • Poster for The Road to Railway from World War II, showing a train crossing an iron bridge over an emerald river
    The Road to Railway from World War II
  • Poster for The Battle Field, Flying Kite, showing a white star-shaped kite in a blue sky above a field with distant onlookers
    The Battle Field, Flying Kite
  • Poster for The Rocket, showing two children lying on the grass watching a rocket rise into an orange sunset sky
    The Rocket

Thailand from Above

A documentary that looks at Thailand from the air. Six provinces: Phuket, Sukhothai, Kalasin, Surat Thani, Bueng Kan and Nakhonsawan.

  • Poster for Thailand from Above, Phuket, showing an aerial view of a forested rocky headland surrounded by turquoise sea
    Thailand from Above, Phuket
  • Poster for Thailand from Above, Sukhothai, showing an aerial view of ancient columns and chedis in evening light with mountains beyond
    Thailand from Above, Sukhothai
  • Poster for Thailand from Above, Kalasin, showing an aerial view of a white and gold chedi on a hill above a river and bridge at sunrise
    Thailand from Above, Kalasin
  • Poster for Thailand from Above, Surat Thani, showing an aerial view of limestone cliffs and islands, a longtail boat and a white and gold temple
    Thailand from Above, Surat Thani
  • Poster for Thailand from Above, Bueng Kan, showing an aerial view of long sandstone formations in green forest, with mist and a river beyond
    Thailand from Above, Bueng Kan
  • Poster for Thailand from Above, Nakhonsawan, showing an aerial view of a red pagoda on a forested hill beside a river at sunset
    Thailand from Above, Nakhonsawan

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