Bangkok born filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke graduated from Film Department at Chulalongkorn University, and has since continued to create work from his hometown base. His short film, Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall (2020), scooped the Junior Jury Award at the Locarno International Film Festival, propelling him onto the international stage. The film subsequently screened at prestigious festivals in Torino, Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal), Bogotá, Singapore, and Glasgow, solidifying his reputation. His first feature, A Useful Ghost (2025), clinched the Grand Prize at Critics’ Week, Cannes 2025, positioning Ratchapoom as a leading voice in the new wave of Thai cinema.
