‘By the Time it Gets Dark - Anocha Suwichakornpong’

The screening will take place for free on the roof of Bozar.

By the Time it Gets Dark by Anocha Suwichakornpong is an audacious and experimental film that, through narrative layering, intertwines the stories of Thai students who were victims of a massacre in 1976.

In the framework of the Close-up: Apichatpong Weerasethakul the Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul picks a series of films, including contemporary Thai works. By the Time it Gets Dark by Anocha Suwichakornpong is one of his favorite choices alongside Railway Sleepers and Manta Ray. You will have the chance to see it in an exceptional setting on the rooftop of Bozar on September 20, 2024. 

In 1976, dozens of protesters were killed during demonstrations against the return to power of dictator Thanom Kittikachorn in Thailand. By the Time it Gets Dark is inspired by this tragic event, following a young filmmaker who sets out to make a documentary about an woman activist.

Anocha Suwichakornpong (1976, Thailand) is a scriptwriter, director and owner of production house Electric Eel Films. Graceland (2006) became the first Thai short film to be included in the Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival. Mundane History (2009), her feature film debut, won a Tiger Award at IFFR'10.