New Abnormal

By Sorayos Prapapan

Thailand, South Korea, Singapore | In Thai with English subtitles | 2021 | 14 min 9 sec | NC16 (Some Mature Content)

 

Based on true events, New Abnormal is a reflection on life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. With wry humour, the film presents different scenarios with characters in the same predicament, addressing issues related to vaccination, employment, and emergency decrees.

New Abnormal was selected for the Orizzonti section in the Venice Film Festival (2021), and has since screened at many other film festivals including Vancouver International Film Festival (2021).

Sorayos Prapapan (b.1986, Thailand) is an independent filmmaker. Several of his short films have been selected to screen in many international film festivals including Venice, Locarno, Rotterdam and Clermont-Ferrand. His first short film, Boonrerm, was selected at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2014). His film Death of the Sound Man premiered at the Venice International Film Festival (2017), and in 2019, his film Dossier of the Dossier premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.

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