A drone shot flies over a ridge road that snakes along an ambiguous territory, the green softness of the curves whispering the muffled echoes of conflict. In the voice-over, Jai Sang Lod recounts how in 2001 he arrived in a displacement camp at the Thai border with his family, fleeing the fighting between the Burmese army and the Shan minority, and had to join the Shan State Ar...
Narrated by fictional character JoJo, #BKKY is based on interviews with 100 Thai teenagers who represent a diverse range of gender identities. The film shares their experiences and attitudes toward social life in Bangkok and reveals the different paths to discovering one’s true identity.
Sorn, an ethnic Shan sex worker, copes with his bitter reality in Chiang Mai, Thailand by
imagining himself in his clients’ lives. He is drawn into a complex relationship with one client, a police officer investigating a political activist, even as he tries to build a future of his own as a refugee far from home.
