An Ongoing Dispute

An Ongoing Dispute

2024 · 13 min · War, History, Documentary

An experimental film revisiting the entangled histories of borders, ancient sites, nationhood, and politics—emerging from the Thai-Cambodian border conflict under the shadow of colonial cartography, modern nation-states, and Thai political tensions.

Directed by Buariyate Eamkamol

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