‘25. out of competition
2018 | Thailand/France/China | 105’by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
MANTA RAY
A washed-up Rohingya refugee in the mangroves of Thailand sparks an identity crisis in this hauntingly beautiful political allegory and modern eco-classic. Tides serve as a powerful metaphor to expose an inhuman atrocity. Guided by a manta ray and gemstones humming with the voices of real Rohingya refugees, this subversively ambiguous debut—winner of the Venice Orizzonti Award—explores themes of dispossession, border zones, and aquatic thinking.
After the screening on April 15, Dr. Stephen Turner from the University of Amsterdam and Thomas Streekstra, artistic director of Sprouts, will engage in a conversation about “cinema of the seas” and the prominent role of bioluminescence in Manta Ray.
