Pom Bunsermvicha (they / them, b. 1993) is a non-binary and an independent filmmaker based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Their work blends documentary and fiction to critically explore the intersections of gender, power structures, culture, and tradition. Bunsermvicha challenges prescribed norms and systems that attempt to control and define individual and collective bodies through resisting and reframing oppressive narratives deeply rooted in patriarchy, capitalism, and colonialism. Their films offer a more layered and fluid understanding of how interconnected we are, opening up possibilities for re-imagining alternate, collective futures.
Bunsermvicha’s films have been shown in film festivals, screenings, and exhibitions across Southeast Asia and abroad, including Locarno Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, MoMA’s Doc Fortnight, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, BFI London Film Festival, Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, and SeaShorts.
Their works have been exhibited and featured at internationally distinguished institutions, including Conversations at the Edge at Gene Siskel Film Center (Chicago), UCLA Film and Television Archive and Center for the Study of Women (Los Angeles), Le Fresnoy National Studio of Contemporary Arts (France), Barbican Centre (London), Asian Film Joint (Japan), and Asian Film Archive (Singapore). Their films have won several awards and special mentions from Thailand, Singapore, India, Spain, Italy, Russia, and the United States.
Bunsermvicha is a graduate of Brown University’s department of Modern Culture and Media. They are an alumni of Berlinale Talents and Locarno Open Doors Lab.
FILMOGRAPHY + CV
AWARDS
FILMOGRAPHY
The Nature of Dogs | หมา-ป่า
Fiction · 2024 · 27’
Thailand, United States, Singapore, Hong Kong
Lemongrass Girl | สาวไล่ฝน
Hybrid · 2021 · 17’ · Thailand
E-po (A Second Chance) | อีโป๋
Documentary · 2018 · 18’ · Thailand
CURRICULUM VITAE
2012 - 2016Modern Culture & Media, Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
CERTIFICATE
2015Experimental Film, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA
201435mm Film Production, Film & TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts, Czech Republic
2013World Cinema Studies, Summer Program, Cineteca of Bologna & University of Bologna, Italy
WORKSHOPS & TRAINING
2024The Flaherty Film Seminar, May Adadol Ingawanij & Julian Ross, Thai Film Archive, Salaya, Thailand
2023Directing Workshop, Tran Anh Hung, Autumn Meeting, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2021Open Doors Labs, Locarno Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland
2019Berlinale Talents, Berlinale International Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
AWARDS
2024Best Screenplay for "The Nature of Dogs”
Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore
2022Special Mention for “Lemongrass Girl”
Working Title Film Festival, Italy
2021Best International Short for “Lemongrass Girl”
San Diego Asian Film Festival, USA
Best Director for “Lemongrass Girl”
Calcutta International Short Film Festival, India
Best Cinematography for “Lemongrass Girl”
Calcutta International Short Film Festival, India
Best Cinematography for “Lemongrass Girl”
FICBUEU International Short Film Festival, Spain
Jury Prize for “Lemongrass Girl”
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival, Thailand
Special Mention for "Lemongrass Girl”
New Holland Island Int Debut Film Festival, Russia
Special Mention for “Lemongrass Girl”
Thai Short Film & Video Film Festival, Thailand
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