Nontawat Numbenchapol

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Nontawat Numbenchapol

Born May 2, 1983 · Bangkok, Thailand (age 43)

Nontawat Numbenchapol is a Thai documentary film director and cinematographer. After graduating from the Visual Communication Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, Rangsit University, Numbenchapol has pursued his career as a filmmaker. His notable works include Boundary and By the River.

Known For

Chompoo: Lost​ &​ Forgotten​
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Chompoo: Lost​ &​ Forgotten​ · 2026
Chompoo: Lost​ &​ Forgotten​
6.52026
MovieDocumentary
When a young girl vanishes from a remote village, the frantic police hunt become a media frenzy. But who turned a suspected criminal into a celebrity?
Haunted Universities 3Haunted Universities 3 · 2024
Haunted Universities 3
5.52024
MovieHorrorComedy
Vindictive spirits, lurking dangers and a peculiar shrine terrorize unsuspecting students who tangle with the supernatural in this horror anthology.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives · 2010
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
6.62010
MovieDramaFantasy
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.
Doi BoyDoi Boy · 2023
Doi Boy
6.32023
MovieDramaThriller
Sorn, an ethnic Shan sex worker, tries to build a future in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as a refugee far from home, but he is drawn into a complex relationship with one client, an investigator probing a political activist.
Action!Action! · 2008
Action!
2008
Movie
Rushes of film scenes. The countryside. A father with two children. The same clapperboard on-screen over and over. Starting afresh again.
Age of BlightAge of Blight · 2021
Age of Blight
2021
Movie
In Age of Blight, 12 Asian filmmakers capture and imagine life under the pandemic, from the hospital corridors of Marawi to protest rallies in the streets of Bangkok. The film mirrors light amidst the chaos and darkness, life in the face of death. Participating filmmakers are Mervine Aquino (Philippines), Bagane Fiola (Philippines), Daniel Rudi Haryanto (Indonesia), Hassanodden Hashim (Philippines), Gladys Ng (Singapore), Nontawat Numbenchapol (Thailand), Carla Pulido Ocampo (Philippines), Edmund Telmo (Philippines), Mark Lester Valle (Philippines), Ligaya Villablanca (Philippines), Takayuki Yoshida (Japan), and Abdul Zainidi (Brunei). Edited and assembled by John Torres (Philippines).
8.8.888.8.88 · 2012
8.8.88
2012
MovieDocumentary
After the crackdown of the pro-democracy protesters in the 8888 Uprising on 8th August 1988, Tarji's parents were students who joined the protest in Rangoon, left Burma to Thailand through Koh Song Island (Victoria Point) of Ranong Province. They moved and worked in the Southern region of Thailand. The documentary focuses on observation Tarji's life that is about to change from children to the world of adults. The film interviews the life of Tarji and his mother. Follow Tarji to various locations, observing his coming of age.
Soil Without LandSoil Without Land · 2019
Soil Without Land
5.02019
MovieDocumentary
In Myanmar, a young soldier named Jai and other Shan people wrestle with disenfranchisement and disillusionment in a land where they lack basic rights.

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