To create a new legendary love story that can be remembered, a 'northern ghost woman' from more than a century ago begins her mission by searching for her true love from her previous life.
Anawat Promjae
Director
Pichukkana Wongsarattanasin
Fang Kham
Tee Boonyakait Wongsajaem
Sai
Phulita Supinchompoo
Buatong
Patteerat Laemluang
Pan Kaew
Nattachot Sriponwaree
Bataeng
Pongpun Suwee
Nuan Jan
Thanachet Namwong
Khamma
Parinya Tangtrakul
Suchart
Supoj Khatiyos
Village Headman
Patipan Sutheerapinyo
Narn
Nut Chaiyayont
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
An adventure that centers on freedom and captures viewers' hearts.
I came across Urchin by chance and decided to watch it because of the title. It made me think of the spiky animal that lives at the bottom of the ocean, and the old Dickensian novels, where an urchin was an orphaned, homeless child in shaggy and dirty clothes.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
This list was made with the intention of celebrating the craft. I love seeing more women of colour on this list than before and more newcomers on the scene as well!