Gay Documentary THIS AREA IS UNDER QUARANTINE Banned
Thunska Pansittivorakul’s Thai-made experimental documentary This Area Is Under Quarantine, which discusses the difficulties faced by both gays and Muslims in Thailand, has been banned by that country’s Ministry of Culture from showing at next month’s World Film Festival of Bangkok.
According to a report in the Bangkok Post, the problem has less to do with an outright ban of the film’s themes — which includes mention of the Tak Bai Incident of 2004, a case of police/army brutality that left nearly 100 Muslim protesters dead in the southern Thai province — than with labyrinthine new laws involving ratings committees and subcommittees that are supposed to classify films shown at special screenings or festivals.
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by Andre Soares | October 29, 2009
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Tags: Censorship, Documentaries, Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, This Area Is Under Quarantine, Thunska Pansittivorakul
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Documentary / Short Film Lineup
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Documentary / Short Film Lineup
Documentaries IN COMPETITION
Boriven nee yu pai tai karn kuk kun (This Area is Under Quarantine) by Thunska Pansittivorakul (Thailand, 2009)
friday 24 april, 16.45 – monday 27 april, 11.30
Out in India: A Family’s Journey by Tom Keegan (USA/India, 2007)
friday 24 april, 18.30 – saturday 25 april, 11.30
Intimidades de Shakespeare y Victor Hugo (Shakespeare and Victor Hugo’s Intimacies) by Yulene Olaizola (Mexico, 2008)
friday 24 april, 15.30 (Sala 3) – saturday 25 april, 11.30 (Sala 3)
Giorgio/Giorgia… storia di una voce (Giorgio/Giorgia…History of a Voice) by Gianfranco Mingozzi (Italy, 2008)
saturday [...]
by Andre Soares | April 23, 2009
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Tags: A Village Romance: Lesbian Love, Bongo Bong, Boy Meets Boy, Brian Harris Krinsky, Claudine Natkin, Connor Clements, David Bonneville, Dish, Documentaries, El Reloj, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Girls of Fire, Heiko, Ho Wi Ding, James, Ken Wardrop, Le Fossoyeur, Lesbian Interest, Marco Berger, Mark Robinson, Meme pas mort, My Easter in Heels, Naked Island, Paradise, Punches and Ponytails, Saliva, Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies, Shorts, Summer Afternoon, Sylvie Benavides, This Area Is Under Quarantine, Tomboy, Torino GLBT Film Festival, Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009, Under the Bright Sunshine, Viva Delorme, Yulene Olaizola
