ARK SAROJ
Director, Photographer and Artist
Ark Saroj Kunatand is a renowned television director, photographer and visual artist based in Bangkok. As an OG member of Trasher Bangkok, Ark is infamous for directing parody music videos and organising Inclusive Parties pre-Covid-19. He made his directorial debut with acclaimed web drama "Getaway" for Asia's leading LGBTQIA media publication "Dear Straight People" ; his recent TV series is called “Shadow” is now airing on VIU streaming service. Ark's future directorial project "My Golden Blood", a Vampire BL drama-series in 2024, has become one of the most anticipating project of GMMTV because of the new paring power couple like Joss and Gawin and the trailer has set the tone of an unusual gothic romance for BL genre.
Ark’s film and TV work is imbued with a sense of darkness and psychological drama, and can be read in complement to his photographic body of work, which deftly explores modern-day intimacy through intimate and sensual male portraits. As Ark himself states, hopefully one day the two spheres of his photography and fictional work will collide.
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Short film
VENUS (2015)
"Venus" has been recognised as
- An official selection at Phoenix Film Festival, Melbourne
- Finalist at David Lynch's MA film completion at MUM, Iowa, USA
Venus, is an adaptation of “La Maladie de la Mort” by Marguerite Duras combined with the life of the serial killer from the 70s, Charles Sobhraj whose first known female victim was in Thailand.
Charles meets the girl, who he offered for her to come over and stay with him in a hotel room. Through the sex and sensibility of a woman, he rediscovers the pain he felt in his past. Finally, he is forced to face the truth and make a decision on whether he will conform to the emotional disease he has rediscovered, or move on from it.
TV Series
Shadow (2023)
"Shadow" has been recognised as
- Winner of VIU pitching Forum 2021
In 1999, Dan's in grade eleven when he transfers to Saint Lawrence’s, an all-boys catholic school. Dan is close to Brother Anurak, the school's dean and a psychologist. Brother Anurak tries to cure Dan of his sleep paralysis. In his dreams, Dan sees a shadow that suffocates him.
My Golden Blood (2025)
"My Golden Blood" revolves around Tong, a young man with a rare, powerful blood type that attracts vampires, and Mark, a mysterious vampire heir who is drawn to him. When Tong's blood is accidentally spilled, it sparks a desire in Mark and reveals the existence of vampires and "golden blood," a legendary substance. Tong's life is thrown into chaos as he becomes the target of a vampire hunt, while Mark struggles to protect him from others and himself. Their relationship evolves amidst danger and the discovery of Tong's "golden blood," leading to a complex love story between a human and an immortal.