Light of Asia
Mysterious Hill
19 minutes | 2021 | Thailand | Narrative |
Thai | sub. English | 13+

Schedule
LIGHT OF ASIA 1
XXI 3 | TUE 29 NOV | 12:15
XXI 2 | WED 30 NOV | 12:45
World Premiere
Synopsis
After a year of wearing shrine suit to commit the vow she had promised to the spirit, now “the actress” must go back to Mysterious Hill to perform a ritual to take the suit off with the help of non-believer “film director” who wants to prove spirit doesn’t exist.
Director
Thamsatid Charoenrittichai
Production Company
Big Cheese Film
Contact:
wavekung1712@gmail.com
Director's Profile

Thamsatid Charoenrittichai
Thamsatid Charoenrittichai, currently working as part-time screenwriter and also marketing manager in a Bangkok-based company. his first short "Qinglang De Tiankong" was selected for several film festivals.

Murmurs of the Jungle
20 minutes | 2021 | India | Documentary |
Marathi | sub. English | 13+

Schedule
LIGHT OF ASIA 2
XXI 2 | SUN 27 NOV | 15:15
XXI 1 | FRI 2 DEC | 12:00
Indonesia Premiere
Synopsis
A grandmother tells a story to her grandson about the origins of their remote indigenous village in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. As the mysterious morning slowly unfolds, spirits wander in the forest and dark secrets buried in time slowly emerge. The trees whisper tales of the Gods and the ancestors. They say that you don’t die. Your spirit assimilates into the jungle. And while civilization, its beliefs, and the cycle of life, death, and rebirth continues, the forest stands eternal. A bridge between the old and the new.
Director
Sohil Vaidya
Director’s Filmography
2019
Samir
2019
The Timekeeper (Documentary short)
2018
Difficult People (Short)
Production Company
Magic Lantern Production
Contact:
sohilcinemforever@gmail.com
Melbourne International Film Festival 2022
Winner for Best Short Film
NFDC Film Bazaar 2021
Winner for Short Film
Director's Profile

Sohil Vaidya
Sohil is a writer and director based in Pune and Los Angeles. He has won the Grand Prix for Best Short Film at Melbourne International Film Festival for his film Murmurs of the Jungle and the Directors Guild of America's Award for his thesis film "Difficult People". Sohil's films have been screened at more than 90 International Film Festivals such as Rotterdam, Melbourne, Chicago, Raindance, IFFI(Indian Panorama), Palm Springs, Rhode Island International, Edmonton International, LA Asian Pacific, Dharamshala (DIFF), Kerala (IDSFFK), Newyork Indian Film Festival and have been acquired by multiple online platforms. Sohil is a BAFTA Fellow for their newcomer's program in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Southern California(USC) Film School with MFA in Film/TV Directing.

It’s Raining Frogs Outside
14 minutes | 2021 | Philippines | Narrative
Sambal, Tagalog, English | sub. English | 17+

Schedule
LIGHT OF ASIA 2
XXI 2 | SUN 27 NOV | 15:15
XXI 1 | FRI 2 DEC | 12:00
Indonesia Premiere
Synopsis
The world is about to end. Maya is forced to go home to the province of Zambales. There, she confronts her childhood house that terrorizes her as frogs rain outside.
Director
Maria Estela Paiso
Production Company
MalasMalas
Contact:
estela.paiso@gmail.com
AFI Fest 2022
Nominee for Live Action Short Film
Berlin International Film Festival 2022
Nominee for Short Film
Director's Profile

Maria Estela Paiso
"Maria Estela Paiso has worked in post-production since 2016 and since edited several features and shorts. After numerous visual experiments and hiphop music videos, she forayed into directing in 2021 with her short film "Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol (It’s Raining Frogs Outside)". She spends her free time trying to get a 100 at karaoke."

Falling Day
15 minutes | 2021 | South Korea | Narrative
Korean | sub. English | 17+

Schedule
LIGHT OF ASIA 2
XXI 2 | SUN 27 NOV | 15:15
XXI 1 | FRI 2 DEC | 12:00
Indonesia Premiere
Synopsis
My sister is pregnant. And so did I.” Na B, a high school student, has a Taemong (precognitive dream about the birth of a child). Na B thinks it was for her elder sister’s baby, but reconfirmed that it was her own by the obstetrics and gynecology. In order to get rid of the baby, Na B and her boyfriend ask around for methods, but for abortion, above all, parental consent is required, as well as abortion cost. Na B came to choose ‘Miffgin’, which is cheap and does not require parental consent. She heads to a place to do direct deal with a Miffgin seller.
Director
Kyung Seo Park
Production Company
Soongsil University SSFilm
Contact:
caseypk@naver.com
Director's Profile

Kyung Seo Park
Born in South Korea on June 9, 2000. When going to high school in Chuncheon of South Korea, decided to become a film director after watching The Handmaiden” (2016). Making a movie club with school friends was the first step, and after graduation, went to Soongsil University's Department of Film Arts in 2019, to study wider and deeper about film. “Falling Day” is the director's first short film, and also first film since became an adult. After “Falling Day”, director directed short films “Hickey” (2021, 20min) and “Fishy” (2022, 25 menit). Both of which are currently in distribution.

Dancing Colors
15 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesia | sub. English | 17+
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Schedule
LIGHT OF ASIA 2
XXI 2 | SUN 27 NOV | 15:15
XXI 1 | FRI 2 DEC | 12:00
Synopsis
To please his parents, Dika hides his true self by dancing it out.
Director
Reza Fahriyansyah
Director’s Filmography
2021
West Love (Short)
2018
Kembalilah Dengan Tenang (Short)
2016
Sedeng Sang (Short)
Production Company
Crazyone Films
Yayasan Hivos
Contact:
crazyonefilms@gmail.com
Concorto Film Festival 2022
Nominee for International Competition
Locarno International Film Festival 2022
Nominee for International Competition
Director's Profile

M. Reza Fahriyansyah
Reza is an Indonesian film director who has been consistently highlighting social working-class issues through his films. His film "Rest In Peace" was selected for a short film competition at Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2019, and now he's developing his first feature film.

Blinded by the Light
22 minutes | 2021 | Thailand | Documentary | Thai | sub. English | 13+

Schedule
LIGHT OF ASIA 1
XXI 3 | TUE 29 NOV | 12:15
XXI 2 | WED 30 NOV | 12:45
Synopsis
Blinded by the Light is a two-channel video installation commissioned by Thai Film Archive in celebration of 124th anniversary of the birth of Thai cinema. The film aims to interrogate double- sided effects of how cinema itself has changed and developed through time, and how it affected both workers in film productions and its audiences along its journey.
Director
Chanasorn Chaikitiporn
Production Company
We Wide Wave
Contact:
pluemchanasorn@gmail.com
Beijing International Short Film Festival 2021
Official selection
Singapore International Film Festival 2021
Official selection
Director's Profile

Chanasorn Chaikitiporn
Chanasorn Chaikitiporn is an aspiring filmmaker and moving image artist. Who is interested and artistic practices in exploring and interrogate the histories of Thailand. In combining narrative fiction and the documentary essay film genre, he investigates on archival, found footages and declassified documents.

The Appointed Son of God
20 minutes | 2021 | Philippines | Narrative
Tagalog | sub. English | 17+
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Schedule
XXI 3 | TUE 29 NOV | 12:15
XXI 2 | WED 30 NOV | 12:45
Indonesia Premiere
Synopsis
Duterte Regime, Philippines – Reality mingles with fiction when an amateur filmmaker directs a film about a veteran action star who auditions for a young director’s film debut about a self-proclaimed messiah—their ending is still to be written.
Director
Lester Cristal
Director’s Filmography
2020
Kloseta (Short)
2019
Paano Magmahal ng Uod? (TV Mini Series)
2019
Plus. Minus. (Short)
Production Company
Daluyon Films and Outré Studios
Contact:
lestercristal.films@gmail.com
Director's Profile

Lester Cristal
Gay and a native of the Manila slums, Cristal is no stranger to the harsh realities of life. His films, which emphasize voices that are underrepresented, unheard, and underserved, challenge the conventions of his community. As a scholar, Cristal studied digital filmmaking and then worked at the Cultural Center of the Philippines to supervise the promotion and preservation of more than half a century's worth of archives. FAMAS Awards, the Philippines' oldest awarding body for cinema, nominated one of his works for Best Short Film. He has participated in script and pitch programs at Interfilm Berlin in Germany, Drama Film Festival in Greece, and Sundance Film Festival in the U.S.

The Intrusion
15 minutes | 2021 | Indonesia | Narrative |
Javanese | sub. English | 17+

Schedule
LIGHT OF ASIA 1
XXI 3 | TUE 29 NOV | 12:15
XXI 2 | WED 30 NOV | 12:45
World Premiere
Synopsis
A couple tries to dig a freshly buried corpse for its ear. They believe it would bring wealth.
Director
Eden Junjung
Director’s Filmography
2019
Bura (Short)
2017
Flowers in the Wall (Short)
2016
Happy Family (Short)
Production Company
Partisipasi Indonesia
Contact:
eden.junx@gmail.com
Director's Profile

Eden Junjung
Eden Junjung is an Indonesian filmmaker whose shorts include "Flower in the Wall" (2016, Bogota & Busan International Short competition), "Happy Family" (2017, Valletta, Taipei) and "Bura" (2019, Singapore, Tampere competition also Best Jury Award in SeaShort Malaysia 2020). His feature project "Mayday" won Best Future Project at Jogja Future Project, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Fest 2018, He is also alumnus of SAFL 2019 Singapore and SEAFIC 2020 Thailand.
