Vichart Somkaew

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Other

Birthday 1980-11-25 (43 years old)

Vichart Somkaew

Biography

Vichart Somkaew was born in 1980, Phatthalung Thailand. He was graduated from Architecture Department, Faculty of Industrial Education, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. In 2004 he was interested in making documentary and made his first documentary completed in 2005. After that he did a feature documentary project with bioscope magazine. In 2007 a feature documentary 'One True Thing' won The Duke Award in the 11th Thai short Film & video Festival , Bangkok Thailand. He worked as a film project curator in 2009 for 'The Sinner's Discourse'. In '8.8.88' (2012), he tells the story of alienation, the feeling of alienation in terms of country (Burma-Thai), nationality (Burmese-Thai), ethnic (Burmese-Mon) and language (Thai-Burmese-Mon). It also observes the human rights in the social classes in order to show the right and the equality in humanity. The film is financially supported by Raks Thai Foundation and European Union.

Known For

Camera

2023
112​ News​ from​ Heaven​

as Director of Photography

2007
One True Thing

as Director of Photography

Director

2023
Cremation Ceremony

as Director

2023
2012
8.8.88

as Director

2007
One True Thing

as Director

Writer

The Poem of the River

as Screenplay

2023
Cremation Ceremony

as Screenplay

2023
Voice of Talad Phian

as Screenplay

2012
8.8.88

as Screenplay

Crew

The Poem of the River

as Cinematography

2023
Cremation Ceremony

as Cinematography

2023
Voice of Talad Phian

as Cinematography

2012
8.8.88

as Cinematography

Producer

2012
8.8.88

as Producer