Held in conjunction with the Objectifs x Momo Film Co Short Film Incubator
Rating: R21 (Consumer Advice: Homosexual Content)
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Saturday, 19 July | 2pm to 3.30pm
Chapel Gallery, Objectifs
Join Short Film Incubator mentors Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke and Khozy Rizal for a screening and candid conversations as they reflect on the challenges, creative sparks and the craft behind their cinematic journeys.
Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
30 min / Thailand / 2020
The queer espionage film made in the tradition of Cold-War-era Thai dubbed film. A ladyboy prostitute-cum-spy is assigned a mission to disguise as a cis-masculine gay to acquire important information from a student activist.
About the filmmaker
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is a Thai filmmaker born, raised, and based in Bangkok. A graduate of the film department at Chulalongkorn University, he primarily works as a scriptwriter for studio films and series. In 2020, his short film Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall was selected to compete at the Locarno Film Festival. The film later screened at numerous festivals, including Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Torino, Bogotá, Glasgow, Curtas Vila do Conde, Singapore, among others. His debut feature film, A Useful Ghost, won the Grand Prix in its world premiere at the Critics’ Week section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy by Khozy Rizal
15 min / Indonesia / 2023
Basri and Salma, A husband and wife married for 5 years, own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people’s children without any of their own. Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child.
About the filmmaker
Khozy Rizal is a filmmaker based in Makassar, Indonesia. He started making films in 2021 with a short film Makassar is a City for Football Fans which was screened at Sundance, BFI Flare and several other film festivals. In 2023, his short film Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and was the first Indonesian short film that competed for the Short Film Palme d’Or. The short film was screened at more than 100 festivals including Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand, AFI Fest and SXSW Sydney. In 2024, he made another short Little Rebels Cinema Club that had its International premiere at the Generation Kplus – Berlin International Film Festival 2025. He’s also an alumnus of Busan Asian Film Academy, Locarno Filmmakers Academy and Berlinale Talents.
When: 19 Jul 2025, 2pm - 3.30pm
