Films
The Nature of DogsLemongrass Girl
E-po (A Second Chance)
Northwestern University
2026 - 2028
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Modern Culture and Media
Brown University
2012 - 2016
Rhode Island School of Design
2015
35mm Film Production
Film & TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
2014
World Cinema Studies
Cineteca of Bologna & University of Bologna
2013
Locarno Film Festival · Locarno, Switzerland
2025
CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy
Busan International Film Festival · Busan, South Korea
2025
The Flaherty Film Seminar
Thai Film Archive · Salaya, Thailand
2024
Directing Workshop
Autumn Meeting · Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2023
Open Doors Lab
Locarno Film Festival · Locarno, Switzerland
2021
Selected Film Talents
Locarno Film Festival · Locarno, Switzerland
2021
Berlinale Talents
Berlinale International Film Festival · Berlin, Germany
2019
Best Screenplay for "The Nature of Dogs”
Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore
2022
Special Mention for “Lemongrass Girl”
Working Title Film Festival, Italy
2021
Best 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
- Short & Independent Film Section, Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh
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Perspective, Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey
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International Shorts, Nepal International Film Festival, Nepal
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“Floating Between Frontiers”, Queer East Film Festival, United Kingdom
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International Competition, IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal
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International Competition, Tabor New Frame Film Festival, Croatia
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Out of Format Competition, Castiglioni Film Festival, Italy
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International Competition, International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala, India
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International Selection, Festival Silhouette, France
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Competition, 30° Ningbo Short Film Festival, China
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Cinema Showcase Competition, Curt’Arruda Film Festival, Portugal
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SeaShorts Competition, SeaShorts Film Festival
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International Competition, Message to Man International Film Festival, Russia
- Cinemini, Women Makes Waves International Film Festival, Taiwan
2024
- Pardi di Domani, Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland
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International Competition, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada
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Short Film Competition, Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
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Official Selection, ZINEBI International Festival of Documentary & Short Film of Bilbao, Spain
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Southeast Asian Short Film Competition, Singapore Int Film Festival, Singapore
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Light of Asia, Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, Indonesia
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“Gli occhi sulla città“ Official Contest, Laceno d'Oro International Film Festival
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Golden Coconut Award Competition, Hainan Island International Film Festival, China
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“Thai Short Films to the World”, Thai Short Film & Video Film Festival, Thailand
2023
- Competition, Pramana Asian Film Festival, Italy
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SEA Perspective x Objectifs Singapore, Kotabaru Heritage Film Festival, Indonesia
- Electric Eel Films Film ShowCase, Overshare Video Festival, Australia
2022
- “The Empathic Gaze”, London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom
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Lab Competition, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France
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Official Selection, Dhaka International Short & Independent Film Festival, Bangladesh
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Pendance Film Festival, Canada
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Perspective, Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey
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International Competition, Filmfest Dresden, Germany
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International Competition, International Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay
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Short Film Competition, Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Germany
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Short Films Competition, Working Title Film Festival, Italy
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Competition, International Changing Perspectives Film Festival, Turkey
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International Short Film Program, LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt, Germany
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Raddur Art - International Short Film Festival, India
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Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève, Switzerland
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International Competition, Lago Film Fest, Italy
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Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine
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International Competition, Drim Short Film Festival, Republic of North Macedonia
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Fiction Category, La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy
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International Competition, Minikino - Bali International Short Film Festival, Indonesia
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Official Selection, DC Shorts Film Festival, USA
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International Competition, Lille International Short Film Festival, France
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Competition, Heart Of Gold International Short Film Festival, Australia
- International Competition, Smita Patil International Short Film Festival, India
2021
- Ammodo Tiger Short Competition, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
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MoMA’s Doc Fortnight - International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media, USA
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Short Film Competition, Las Palmas De Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain
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Teleported Selection, True/False Film Fest, USA
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International Competition, Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Germany
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International Competition, The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway
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Official Selection, Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA
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Official Selection, Festival ECRÃ, Brazil
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Asian Shorts Competition, Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, South Korea
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Official Selection, Silhouette Short Film Festival, France
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Competition, Encounters Film Festival, United Kingdom
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International Section, FICBUEU International Short Film Festival, Spain
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Official Selection, Camden International Film Festival, USA
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Official Selection, Festival Prize Nominee, Guanajuato Int Film Festival, Mexico
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Panorama, Visionär Film Festival, Germany
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International Short Film Competition, Filmfest Sundsvall, Sweden
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Competition, Bolton International Film Festival, United Kingdom
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Official Selection, Short Film Award Nominee, BFI London Film Festival, United Kingdom
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Short Film International Competition, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada
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Short Film Competition, New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival, Russia
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Official Selection, Cormorán Film Fest, Spain
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Live-Action Short Film Competition, Chicago International Film Festival, USA
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Official Selection, Women Make Waves Film Festival, Taiwan
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International Competition, Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey
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International Competition, Grand Prix Nominee, Uppsala Int Short Film Festival, Sweden
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Competition, San Diego Asian Film Festival, USA
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Competition, Golden Key Nominee, Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany
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Southeast Asian Short Film Competition, Singapore Int Film Festival, Singapore
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ASEAN Short Film Competition, Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival, Thailand
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Hishorts! Xiamen Short Film Festival, China
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Competition, Calcutta International Short Film Festival, India
- Short Film Competition, Thai Short Film & Video Film Festival, Thailand
2018
- International Competition, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, USA
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International Competition, Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Germany
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Competition, SeaShorts Film Festival, Malaysia
- Documentary Film Competition, Thai Short Film & Video Festival, Thailand
Special Screenings
- Southeast Asia Focus, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France
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A Women’s Month, HYPERFOCUS, Philippines
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Payal Kapadia × Anocha Suwichakornpong: Collaborative Focus, Waseda Shochiku, Japan
- A Million Silver Bamboo: The Rain We Share, Ewha Media Art Presentation, South Korea
2025
- “We Need To Talk About Short Films”, Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
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“The Art of Getting Lost”, Locarno Academies Screening, Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland
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“Embodied Reconfigurations: Films by Pom Bunsermvicha”, M+ Museum, Hong Kong
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“Ain’t I A Woman?”, Active Vista Human Rights Festival, Philippines
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“What We Carry”, Women in Film: A Quiet Load, Objectifs Centre, Singapore
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“Fade into You” Film Screenings in Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany
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“Bodies in Tension” Short Film Screening Vol. 3, The Genesis Cinema, London
2024
- “Unsettling Landscape”, UCLA Film & Television Archive & Center for the Study of Women, USA
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“Rebels Portraits of Defiant Women”, Clermont-Ferrand ISFF at Thai Film Archives, Thailand
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Special Screenings - Southeast Asian Film Week, Cinematheque Takasaki, Japan
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"Dreams and Rituals”, ArtScience Museum, Singapore
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KOTE Fest, South Korea
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“Collection (Spell)”, Un Projects & Recess, Naarm / Melbourne and Nipaluna / Hobart, Australia
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Screening Room Program, AWID 15th Forum, Thailand
- “Precarious Landscapes 02”, Barbican Centre, Sine Screen, United Kingdom
2023
- "Amazing Thai Film Day”, Asian Film Joint, Screening in Fukuoka, Japan
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“Carte Blanche to Wouter Jansen”, Le Fresnoy - National Studio of Contemporary Arts, France
- Royal Thai Embassy - Cairo, Film Screenings, Egypt
2022
- Local Premiere & Theatrical Release of “Come Here”, House Samyan, Thailand
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“Lemongrass Girl” Q&A Screening with “Come Here”, Doc Club & Pub, Thailand
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Asian Art Platform, Japan
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“Come Here" + “Lemongrass Girl", Lido Connect, Thailand
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National University of Singapore Museum, Singapore
- Experimental Shorts, University of Chicago - Film Studies Center, USA
2021
- Open Doors Screenings, Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland
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Conversations at Edge, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
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Special Screenings, Asian Film Joint, Screening in Fukuoka, Japan
- Women in Film and Photography: Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore
Short Film Competition
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
2024
R.D. Pestonji Awards
Thai Short Film & Video Film Festival, Thailand
Thai Film Archive, Screen Cinema Grant: Project: “Atlas in Motion” (Rae-Nang)
A project that aims to build a model of public, non-commercial screening space in Bangkok
2025
British Council, Connections Through Culture Grant, Project: “Atlas in Motion” (Rae-Nang)
A project that aims to build a model of public, non-commercial screening space in Bangkok
2021
Southeast Asian Short Film Grant, Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore
Grant recipient of the short film project “The Nature of Dogs”, completed in 2024
Candidate of The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative 2023 - 2024, Jia Zhangke
Invited to apply as a candidate of the prestigious program
2020
Selected for “I fiori” with Alice Rohrwacher, L’immagine e la parola, Locarno Film Festival
Due to COVID-19, the workshop at Locarno Film Festival was canceled
Southeast Asian Upcoming Short Film Talents, Asian Film Alliance Network (AFAN) Spotlight, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
Visiting Artist, Experimental Narrative Filmmaking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lecturer: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
2025
“Memory & Knowledge - The Colonial Gaze: A Critical Analysis of Modern Southeast Asian Beauty, Gender, and Art”, The Southeast Asian Exchange, Harvard University
Visiting Artist, Intro to Filmmaking, University of Illinois, Lecturer: Mai Parinda Wanitwat
“Pitching Deck Workshop”, Young Producer’s Program, Moderator: Puangsoi Aksornsawang
“Infringes”, Program Discussion, Curator: Komtouch Napattaloong
2024
“Rebels, Portraits of Defiant Women”, Clermont-Ferrand Showcase, Talk with Programmer
Tim Redford, Thai Film Archive
“Pitching Deck Workshop”, Young Producer’s Program, Moderator: Puangsoi Aksornsawang
2023
Undergraduate Degree Course, “Introduction to Film Theory and Criticism”, Mahidol University International College, Fine and Applied Arts Division, Salaya, Thailand
2021
“How To Dossier”, Producing Class, Short Film Camp, Purin Pictures, Thailand
Co-Founder, Organizer | 2025 - 2027
A new model for a public, volunteer-led cinema cooperative in Bangkok
Purin Pictures
Project Manager | 2018 - 2022
A non-profit film fund that supports independent cinema in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC)
Lab Manager | 2015 - 2018
A script development lab that strengthens feature-length scripts by Southeast Asian filmmakers
Short Film · 2026 · 22’ · South Korea
Producer, “A Jewel in the Mud” (Artist: Jeanne Penjan Lassus)
Video Installation · 2025 · 24’ · Thailand
Co-producer, Development Producer, “Flat Girls” (Dir. Jirassaya Wongsutin)
Feature Film · 2025 · 130’ · Thailand
Co-producer, "Hours of Ours” (Dir. Komtouch Napattaloong)
Feature Documentary · 2023 · 84’ · Thailand
Line Producer, “The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave” (Dir. Pailin Wedel)
Feature Documentary · 2022 · 101’ · Thailand
Co-producer, BTS Videographer, “Come Here” (Dir. Anocha Suwichakornpong)
Feature Film · 2021 · 69’ · Thailand
1st Assistant Director, “A Room with a Coconut View” (Dir. Tulapop Saenjareon)
Short Film · 2018 · 29’ · Thailand
BTS Photographer, “By The Time It Gets Dark” (Dir. Anocha Suwichakornpong)
Feature Film · 2016 · 105’ · Thailand
3rd Asisstant Director, “How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)” (Dir. Josh Kim)
Feature Film · 2015 · 80’ · Thailand, United States, Indonesia
Filmmaker / Organizer
(+66) 92-692-3361
pom.sirada@gmail.com
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chicago, IL, USA