Kornpat Pawakranond on the Power of Female Directors in Thai Film

Sun and Moon Bangkok director Kornpat Pawakranond was recently featured in a wide-ranging conversation about the changing landscape for female directors in Thai cinema.

Korn speaks candidly about navigating an industry that has historically skewed male at the director level, and about the particular creative authority she has had to build — project by project, credit by credit — to get to where she is.

‘The stories I want to tell are not niche. They are universal. But to get the chance to tell them, you still have to prove yourself in ways your male colleagues don’t. That is changing, but not as fast as it should.’

The conversation also touches on her influences, her process, and why she believes the most compelling Thai stories are still largely untold.