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the little princess & her infinite prime gaps

2024, WIP, teaser

This is the little girl’s journal of her life-long adventure finding treasure in the grown-up world. Sometime along the way, she got confused & forgot who she was among strangers. She lost her sense of home & drifted into the unknown with the hope of figuring out the meaning of this journey.
I want to dedicate this film to every adventurer in the grown-up world where everyone just stops dreaming & searching for things that matter. When I was younger, it troubled my heart to see my friends hiding their dreams from adults simply because the grown-ups valued different things in life. Ten years ago, a friend of mine told me about a little dream she had for her future but didn’t have the courage to realize it. We were both young & the word ‘future’ seemed so big & far away. I also had a little dream I wanted to pursue so badly but didn’t know how to get there.
As we grow up, some of us try to forget those childish dreams because they seem unreal & unimportant in this very serious world. We try to ignore the voices deep down in our hearts telling us about the magical land of dreams & passions because we can’t find any instruction on how to get there.
My biggest inspiration for this film is the book ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry which is about the importance of keeping our childhood’s essence when growing up. For me, it’s crucial to approach life with an innocent & childlike mindset to explore & create our own path into the unknown.
This film is a combination of fiction & documentary merged into one single storyline to express the inner & outer experiences in the form of cinema. Inspired by the French New Wave’s approach to cinema, the film’s goal is to stir up the audience’s abandoned emotions while exploring the new potential of cinema.

Où est La Nouvelle Vague?

2019, 12 mins

This is an experimental documentary short film inspired by the French New Wave, especially Agnès Varda's work. It's a final project for Film History class, which required us to make a film showing our understanding of one film era that we learned.
I brought my camera to Muay Thai class & filmed everything that happened in my life at the time. I experimented with the editing by combining old footage from my unfinished short film 'La Petite Princesse' & the documentary footage of the Muay Thai class. This is my very first experimental film searching for the meaning of the French New Wave as well as the endless possibilities of making art.
Through the process of making this film, I kept questioning myself about what makes a good film.
Am I good enough to be a filmmaker?
What if no one appreciated my work?
What if I am not good enough?
What if I'm too afraid to do what my heart tells me to do?
What if we're too scared to follow our dreams and passions?
In the end, filmmaking is just my journey to find the answers to my many questions in life.

Qu'est ce que La Nouvelle Vague?

2019, 8 mins

The continuing story of seeking the French New Wave.
So, what exactly is the French New Wave?

White Lie

2017, 3 mins

This is my very first directing work in Directing the Actors for Film class. I chose to work with my non-actor friends because I wanted to challenge myself & practice my communication skills. I created a very simple background story & hung out with my friends for a few weeks during the making of this film. I wanted to capture the real moments between my friends while directing them in the gentlest way possible.
My biggest lesson from this assignment is that I need to be sincere & vulnerable if I want my actors to be sincere & vulnerable in front of the camera. For me, it's so important to work with trust & openness even when it's just a student project.

here & there

2017, 2 mins

A very short film I made for The 60 Second Film Festival in Thailand.
All the bits & pieces of my loneliness when living here.

i tasted it

2015, 7 mins

In 2015, I came to Thailand to pursuit my dream of becoming a filmmaker. It's my first time living abroad alone. Life was full of uncertainties & my dream seemed so far away. At that time, I was afraid to open up & be vulnerable to the world.
This short documentary is a message from my young & naïve self to my current self about the journey I've been traveling. It's about the tastes of life that nourish me on my path to find the answers for my many questions.