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Ferris Wheel

2015 · 25 min

A quiet, humanistic short that lingers on small injustices, leaving a gentle ache of empathy and quiet frustration.

Directed by
Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jarunun Phantachat, Kanakorn Sintubulkul, Kitinun Jaiyen
Overview
A mother and son leave Myanmar in hopes for a better life in Thailand. But what lies across the border are big lessons on discrimination in seemingly small injustices - stories of the many who have gone their way before.

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Directed by
Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jarunun Phantachat, Kanakorn Sintubulkul, Kitinun Jaiyen
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • family
  • isolation
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Starring
Jarunun Phantachat, Kanakorn Sintubulkul, Kitinun Jaiyen
Runtime
25 min
Country
Thailand
Languages
Burmese, Thai

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