Known for Directing
Sorayos Prapapan’s short films have screened at more than 70 film festivals. He is now working on his first feature film, which received the Hubert Bals Script Development Fund.
Filmography
65 films


Arnold Is a Model Student
2023 · 1h 23m
country: France
Arnold is a clever student who has won many academic awards. One day, he meets Bee who has an underground business of helping students to cheat their exams. Bee asks Arnold to join his cheating ring and offers him a lot of money. While Arnold is considering working with Bee, at his school, many students are not happy with the school’s disrespect of their freedom and they organize a big protest.


New Abnormal
2021 · 15m
country: Singapore
Based on a true story, "Pid pokati mai" is a reflection on human life during the Covid-19 pandemic and, also, under the Emergency Decree. "Pid pokati mai" follows many characters from different scenarios who share the same awkward situation.


Digital Funeral: Beta Version
2020 · 6m
country: Thailand
One of my dreams is to organize my own funeral.


Prelude of the Moving Zoo
2020 · 16m
country: Thailand
Dusit Zoo closed to the public in 2018. The iconic, popular spot started life as Thai King Rama V's private garden. The filmmaker records the last day it's open in his own idiosyncratic way. This is not without setbacks. Simultaneously political and humorous.


Dossier of the Dossier
2019 · 18m
country: Thailand
A filmmaker's life isn't an easy one. Write a screenplay, develop a project, wrap it all in a shiny package, pitch it to producers. And in the meantime try to survive and not forget how to actually shoot a film.


Friend with Benefits, Without Benefits
2018 · 15m
country: Thailand
Nicky has just graduated with a degree in the arts. He asks his friend Koi to be the model for a photoshoot, where she has to wear a costume that won’t show her face. Later, while having dinner together, they talk about their relationship, jobs and among others about the beginning of #MeToo.


Death of the Sound Man
2017 · 16m
country: Myanmar
The voice of the people is often neglected, as is sound in film, which the audience doesn’t care about. Two sound recordists are working on the final mix of a short film. Will their sound be heard by someone?
Please Choose the Best Answer
Please Choose the Best Answer
2016 · 12m
country: Thailand
Thai education is full of propaganda: we are taught that we are a democratic country but when we protest by standing still, we are arrested. They teach us morality but when pretend not to know that there is human trafficking right in front of them. The film content is drawn from the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-NET) for Thai secondary school students.


Fat Boy Never Slim
2016 · 14m
country: Thailand
Two fat Thai schoolboys don’t want to serve in the military when they turn 21. They'd prefer to take the territorial defence course instead. But if they want to get in, they will have to pass a physical test. This proves to be quite difficult, so the big boys discuss alternative options over a meal.


A Souvenir from Switzerland
2015 · 13m
country: Thailand
Director Sorayos Prapapan is invited to present his penultimate short film at the Winterthur Festival. He runs into an Afghan director friend, who has become a political refugee in Switzerland. Over subtle still shots of the Swiss landscape, his voice resonates and transports us between humor and the reality of political facts in an exciting and rich cinematic experience.


Auntie Maam Has Never Had a Passport
2014 · 14m
country: Unknown
Auntie Maam is a foot masseuse. She is also a freelance actress in Thai independent films. One day, one of the films she played is chosen by a film festival in Europe. The film director asks her to join the trip to the festival Auntie Maam has never had a passport. She consults Kaen, her nephew how to get one. This film is a satire black comedy with social issue. The background is the Thai political movement against the government in the early of 2014


Boonrerm
2013 · 17m
country: Thailand
Boonrerm is a housemaid. Everyday she receives a weird order.