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Film Screening and Discussion “Me and the Magic Door: Discovering Italian Architecture in Bangkok”
20 August, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
SEA Junction in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Thailand is organizing the screening and discussion of a documentary film titled “Me and the Magic Door: Discovering Italian Architecture in Bangkok” on 20 August 2022, 5.00-7.00 pm at SEA Junction.
Directed by Marco Gatti, written by Francesca Andreini and starring Stefania Kim Gardini, Giulietta Consentino and Samuel Nai, this documentary film is a non-profit cultural project aiming to showcase the best of Italy’s cultural legacy in Thailand. It unfolds from the perspective of Fai, a Thai-Italian character who travels to Thailand to write an article about the Italian cultural heritage in Siam. The audience can follow Fai’s journey and her discovery of many iconic places such as Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, inside Dusit Palace, Baan Norasing (Government House), Baan Phitsanulok and several other impressive buildings created by Italian architects and decorated by Italian artists, under the guidance of Thai personalities of the time, during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Before the screening, H.E. Lorenzo Galanti, Ambassador of Italy to Thailand, will make an opening statement. Then screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A session with the speakers listed below, and will conclude with a celebration afterwards.
Speakers:
- Francesca Andreini, Film Screenplay Writer
- Marco Gatti, Film Director
- Neungreudee Lohapon, Professor, Chulalongkorn University
- Paolo Piazzardi, Professor
Moderator:
- Rosalia Sciortino, Founder and Director, SEA Junction
*Prior reservation is encouraged. Please contact us to reserve your seat(s) or for more information.
**Free event, donations are most welcome.
Organizer
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information, see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction
