Arun

Running time: 67 mins

We can stay children for only so long. Living on the outskirts of Bangkok, three childhood friends haven’t the slightest clue what the real world will look like for them once they become adults. The first to reach adulthood is Isara, the only girl of the group. One night, Isara is suddenly plucked from her life of innocent bliss and relocated to Bangkok. Her friends Arun and Kasem remember Isara saying she was scared that she was going to be sent to “work” at a bar, but they didn’t know it was going to happen so suddenly. Overnight. Worried for Isara, Arun and Kasem venture out of their countryside village and into Bangkok in search of the girl they once knew, only to find the woman she’s become. – Michael Quintana Sponsored by Applied Materials Foundation Preceded by the short film: Valley of White Birds; dir. Cloud Yang; China; 14 min.