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By Saksith Saiyasombut
Several readers have pointed out a trailer for an upcoming
documentary titled “Enter The RED Shirts: A Documentary
Project” by Aphiwat Saengphatthaseema. The filmmaker
himself explains his project as following:
I documented both camps’ activities on the field and found
that the topic is very relevant to the interests of the Thai
and foreign communities, who are interested, yet still confused
about the politics on the road and the historical event of
Thailand. (…) Despite the news coverage, the Thais
and foreigners did not have a clear picture of the details
of the incident. This documentary aimed to provided
in-depth incidents under a theme “diving to the red shirt’s world.”
It wanted to shed the light why we need to understand the red shirts.
The Thai society has ambiguous opinions about the red shirts,
thus I want to portray why the red shirts think and decide to fight
these ways. I use many viewpoints of people that inspired
the red shirts on well-rounded basis and based my story on
an “understanding” that the people should respect and tolerate
the differences among them. (…)
I used black and white footage in the documentary to signify that
we can look at them neutrally, naturally and instinctively as human
being with some values on their own, regardless of being defined
by colors during their struggles. Finally, their spirits cannot be
defined or be delusive by the colors the distinct them apart.
The black and white footage highlight “fundamental instincts”
because the human complexities are indivisible and people
cannot be simply categorized politically, unlike the spatial
arrangement in the modern thoughts.
documentary titled “Enter The RED Shirts: A Documentary
Project” by Aphiwat Saengphatthaseema. The filmmaker
himself explains his project as following:
I documented both camps’ activities on the field and found
that the topic is very relevant to the interests of the Thai
and foreign communities, who are interested, yet still confused
about the politics on the road and the historical event of
Thailand. (…) Despite the news coverage, the Thais
and foreigners did not have a clear picture of the details
of the incident. This documentary aimed to provided
in-depth incidents under a theme “diving to the red shirt’s world.”
It wanted to shed the light why we need to understand the red shirts.
The Thai society has ambiguous opinions about the red shirts,
thus I want to portray why the red shirts think and decide to fight
these ways. I use many viewpoints of people that inspired
the red shirts on well-rounded basis and based my story on
an “understanding” that the people should respect and tolerate
the differences among them. (…)
I used black and white footage in the documentary to signify that
we can look at them neutrally, naturally and instinctively as human
being with some values on their own, regardless of being defined
by colors during their struggles. Finally, their spirits cannot be
defined or be delusive by the colors the distinct them apart.
The black and white footage highlight “fundamental instincts”
because the human complexities are indivisible and people
cannot be simply categorized politically, unlike the spatial
arrangement in the modern thoughts.
From the looks of the trailer, this is to my knowledge the first
documentary film that attempts to create a complete portrayal
of the recent political crisis and also a very detailed account
of the red shirt movement, including what happened after
the 2010 May crackdown. Many familiar faces appear in the
trailer like Prachatai’s Chiranuch Premchaiporn, social critic Sulak
Sivaraksa, activist Sombat Boon-ngarmanong and many more.
New footage might also give some new vantage points of
key events.
documentary film that attempts to create a complete portrayal
of the recent political crisis and also a very detailed account
of the red shirt movement, including what happened after
the 2010 May crackdown. Many familiar faces appear in the
trailer like Prachatai’s Chiranuch Premchaiporn, social critic Sulak
Sivaraksa, activist Sombat Boon-ngarmanong and many more.
New footage might also give some new vantage points of
key events.
All in all, this 8 minute preview is intriguing and we will certainly
keep an eye out when the full movie is out. Be sure to check
the trailer out below!
keep an eye out when the full movie is out. Be sure to check
the trailer out below!
Saksith Saiyasombut is a Thai blogger and journalist still based in
Hamburg, Germany. He can be followed on Twitter @Saksith.
Hamburg, Germany. He can be followed on Twitter @Saksith.
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