Michael Shaowanasai

Acting

Michael Shaowanasai

Michael Shaowanasai is a Thai-American artist and actor who lives in Bangkok, Thailand. His works includes performance art, photography, video, film and installations. Openly gay, his works are often provocative, such as photographic portrait of himself as a Buddhist monk made up to look like a woman.

Known For

How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) · 2015
How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)
★ 6.12015
MovieDrama
An 11-year-old boy steals money for bribes to remove his gay older brother from Thai military conscription rolls, unaware of the ramifications.
Cave RescueCave Rescue · 2019
Cave Rescue
★ 5.92019
MovieAdventureDrama
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time to find them.
CamelliaCamellia · 2010
Camellia
★ 5.02010
MovieDramaRomance
A man searching for his missing ex-girlfriend uncovers the dark secret behind an organization selling romantic virtual reality experiences. A film director looking for artistic inspiration runs into a strange woman who may or may not be a ghost. An assassin and a target for in love with each other but the assassin must complete the assignment.
Khun Pan 2Khun Pan 2 · 2018
Khun Pan 2
★ 7.12018
MovieActionFantasy
Amid lawlessness and corruption, legendary police detective Khun Pan joins a formidable group of bandits but grapples with his loyalties.
Best of TimesBest of Times · 2009
Best of Times
★ 6.92009
MovieRomanceDrama
When friendship deepens into what veterinarian Keng hopes could become love, he learns that beautiful Fai still harbors feelings for her ex-husband who also happens to be Keng's best friend.
Suddenly It's MagicSuddenly It's Magic · 2012
Suddenly It's Magic
★ 4.42012
MovieComedyDrama
The story depicts two star-crossed lovers: Marcus Hanson, a Thai superstar, and Joey Hermosa, a Filipina baker. When Marcus decides to fly to Philippines to escape from his career, he meets Joey. Even though their worlds collide, the two later fall in love. But their relationship is tested by conflicts from their worlds.
The Maestro: A Symphony of TerrorThe Maestro: A Symphony of Terror · 2022
The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror
2022
MovieMusicHorror
Dr. Arun, genius composer, conductor, and madman, has been fired from every major orchestra in Europe and returns to his native Thailand where he takes a humiliating job teaching a youth ensemble. When his chance to conduct his masterpiece on a world-wide live stream is snatched away by celeb conductor Walter Paisley, he and a pair of child prodigies set up their own orchestra in a ruined mansion and, as the Covid crisis takes over the country, begin luring - and eventually abducting - young musicians to create a musical Eden in the wilderness. But things go horribly wrong.
the kingdom of fairiesthe kingdom of fairies · 2026
the kingdom of fairies
2026
MovieDramaRomance
Amidst her best friend’s party overflowing with secrets and unspoken desires, Lisa realizes that her love with the seemingly perfect prince is not a fairy tale but a cruel act of ghosting. Navigating through all her timelines, she explores her endless possibilities of her destinies. Introducing in a new montage form, a collage of in-concluded narratives, The Kingdom of Fairies weaves fragments inspired by the fleeting aesthetics and unfinished narratives of TikTok and short-reel culture. The film drifts through the emotional urgency and spectacle of perfection that define our hyperconnected age, where love becomes simulation, heartbreak becomes performance, and identity becomes mimicry shaped by algorithmic desire. In a world numbed by excess, the longing to rediscover magic and the freedom to feel becomes a quiet act of resistance.

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the kingdom of fairiesthe kingdom of fairies · 2026
the kingdom of fairies
2026
MovieDramaRomance
Amidst her best friend’s party overflowing with secrets and unspoken desires, Lisa realizes that her love with the seemingly perfect prince is not a fairy tale but a cruel act of ghosting. Navigating through all her timelines, she explores her endless possibilities of her destinies. Introducing in a new montage form, a collage of in-concluded narratives, The Kingdom of Fairies weaves fragments inspired by the fleeting aesthetics and unfinished narratives of TikTok and short-reel culture. The film drifts through the emotional urgency and spectacle of perfection that define our hyperconnected age, where love becomes simulation, heartbreak becomes performance, and identity becomes mimicry shaped by algorithmic desire. In a world numbed by excess, the longing to rediscover magic and the freedom to feel becomes a quiet act of resistance.

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