Not Friends

Atta Hemwadee / Thailand

Screening

Cinemes Girona

01-11-2024 / 22:00 h.

Film Information

Year: 2023

Duration: 130

Language: VOSE

Genre: Drama

Synopsis

Pae, a high school senior, faces pressure from his parents to take the entrance exam to a prestigious university. Coincidentally, he discovers that a renowned university offers a direct admission option that requires students to create and submit a short film, and Pae is inspired. The protagonist decides to make a short film about Joe, his schoolmate who died tragically in an accident. His hope is that a touching story about a lost friend will resonate and make a good impression on the university admissions committees. However, it is not as easy as Pae initially thought, as he has no knowledge of filmmaking. Furthermore, he faces another challenge in the form of Bokeh, Joe’s true friend, who offers to help him. However, this project leads them to uncover a secret that Joe had kept from them, a revelation that threatens to forever change his perspective on his dear friend.

Director

Atta Hemwadee (1991, Thailand) is a film director and screenwriter who specializes primarily in music videos, commercials, and short films. He graduated in Architecture from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and began working with novelist and film director Pradba Yoon. He later decided to create his own videos for an advertising company and worked for an agency as a music video and commercial director. His breakthrough came in 2019 with Whal & Dolph’s Mai-Ru-Tham-Mai music video, which racked up 13 million views on YouTube. Not Friends is his feature film directorial debut.