{"id":9183,"date":"2021-10-21T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/cate\/?p=9183"},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:37:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:37:44","slug":"pom-bunsermvicha-lemongrass-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/cate\/2021\/10\/21\/pom-bunsermvicha-lemongrass-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Pom Bunsermvicha: Lemongrass Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, October 21\u2013Thursday, November 04<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Pom Bunsermvicha Lemongrass Girl 2021 Image courtesy of the artist and Square Eyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Theatrical Screening<\/strong>
\nwith\u00a0By the Time It Gets Dark<\/em>\u00a0(Anocha Suwichakornpong, 2016)
\nThursday, October 21, 6:00 p.m.
\nGene Siskel Film Center<\/p>\n

Virtual Screenings<\/strong>
\nOctober 29\u2013November 4
\nGene Siskel Film Center Virtual Cinema<\/p>\n

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According to Thai superstition, a virgin can ward off rain by planting lemongrass upside down underneath an open sky. This belief remains prevalent to this day.\u00a0 As clouds begin to gather, a young production manager on a film set is tasked with carrying out this tradition. Written by Anocha Suwichakornpong and shot on the set of Suwichakornpong\u2019s\u00a0Come Here<\/em>\u00a0(2021), Pom Bunsermvicha\u2019s film seamlessly shifts between fiction and documentary in this subtle reflection on gender, power, and sexism.\u00a0In Thai with English subtitles.<\/em><\/p>\n

2021, Pom Bunsermvicha, Thailand, DCP, 17:34 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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RELATED EVENT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anocha Suwichakornpong, Tulapop Saenjaroen, and Pom Bunsermvicha in Conversation with Melika Bass<\/strong>
\nVirtual Event
\nFriday, October 21, 6:00 p.m.
\nGene Siskel Film Center Virtual Cinema
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ABOUT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Pom Bunsermvicha is an independent director and producer based in Bangkok, Thailand. Her work, which mostly combines documentary elements with fiction, has been shown at venues around the world including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands; Museum of Modern Art, New York;, Hamburg International Short Film Festival; Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland; and SeaShorts Film Festival, Malaysia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday, October 21\u2013Thursday, November 04 Theatrical Screening with\u00a0By the Time It Gets Dark\u00a0(Anocha Suwichakornpong, 2016) Thursday, October 21, 6:00 p.m. Gene Siskel Film Center Virtual Screenings October 29\u2013November 4 Gene Siskel Film Center Virtual Cinema According to Thai superstition, a virgin can ward off rain by planting lemongrass upside down underneath an open sky. This […]<\/p>\n

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