Graceland is a short film directed by

Anocha Suwichakornpong Anocha Suwichakornpong (, born 1976) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter and producer. She is currently Professor of Film at Columbia University, where she advises thesis students in the MFA Film Program and teaches film directing. ...

in 2006. The film follows an

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who travels from Bangkok into the countryside with a mysterious stranger. It premiered at 59th Cannes Film Festival. It was the first Thai short film to be officially selected by Cannes Film Festival. It was the first collaboration between director

and cinematographer Leung Ming Kai. The film was shot on 35mm in rural Thailand. The film was partly inspired by The Wizard of Oz. It was Anocha Suwichakornpong's thesis film for her MFA at

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. She was inspired to make the film after receiving advice from her screenwriting professor, Milena Jelinek, who advised her that “It’s not the character’s action that drives the story, but the character’s dream." Since its premier at Cannes in 2006, the film has screened at various institutions and festivals, such as the multidisciplinary festival and exhibition, Other Futures. It was included in the monthly Staff Picks series at e-flux in 2021.

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