Goodthaigirl Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 I was browing the web and found this interesting film ! Weg It is part of the 4th Bangkok World Film festival 2006 director/producer:Wolfgang Bellwinkel year : 2005 Show Time Date Time Venue 13 October 2006 14:00 pm Grand EGV Siam Discovery 3 Synopsis This documentary film by German photographer and film-maker Wolfgang Bellwinkel, protrays three foreigners whose home has become Bangkok - either through circumstance or choice. We meet ex-junkie Chris, an American walking the edge between survival and recovery; English teacher Alex who has transformed the exotic into the ordinary, and underground photographer Nick who is fascinated by Bangkok's nightworld of crime and passion. The film probes the central question: "Is home a physical reality or simply a state of mind .......... The name "Nick" the photographer reminds me of the NICK NOSTITZ interviewed by Stickman in 2001. Maybe this film used his charactor? Nick interview Anyway, I'll be one of the viewers for sure. See you there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 underground photographer Nick who is fascinated by Bangkok's nightworld of crime and passion Not so hard to guess who he is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 Bullwinkle interviewed a photographer named Nick who takes pictures of the underground??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 Yes Mac, but not exactly the metro, sooner the low life scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 Thanks..looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotover2 Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I saw the film 'Weg' yesterday at the Siam Discovery Center as part of the Film Festival. Very interesting documentary filmed about 2 years ago focusing on 3 expats who have been living in Bangkok for a long time: A German teaching English who is married and seems to have settled into a comfortable routine and life in Bangkok. A former heroin addict American who has at times been homeless and begging for money in Bangkok, but currently is working and living in an apartment. I've never met him but am sure I have seen him eating at a food cart around Phrakanong. You are correct about the 3rd subject, a German national who has worked extensively as a photographer and volunteers for a Thai emergency rescue operation. I thought he was depicted much more positively than the American. He also speaks Thai fluently, and talks about seeking the 'dark side' of life in Asia in his photography work. Anyone who has his photographic book would probably agree. Interesting background about the photographer is that he formerly lived in a house on the canal, owned his own motorboat, and frequently drove it around the Bangkok canals. Certainly a way to catch interesting lifestyles in Bangkok. I thought this was a very interesting documentary, and would love to have a DVD if they ever published one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodthaigirl Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 There were not a lot of people at the movie. It's a pity because it is an interesting documentary. And we had a very lively discussion at the end of the movie with the director and the American was there too ! If I'm not mistaken I was 'Nick' too. Can't help cracking up when the American made a comment about Farang pussy and Thai pussy. I wonder if the girls in Nick's picture was informed that their pics would be shown in a big screen to all the people like this ? I wonder what the reactions would be when it was screened elsewhere other than Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodthaigirl Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Stick, did you see the film ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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