Lemongrass Girl
A film by Pom Bunsermvicha

According to Thai superstition, a virgin can ward off rain by planting lemongrass upside-down underneath an open sky. This belief remains prevalent to this day. As clouds begin to gather, a young production manager on a film set is tasked to carry out this tradition. As her fellow female co-workers shy away from the duty, she is left with no choice but to take on the burden of becoming the lemongrass girl.

Pom Bunsermvicha (b.1993, Thailand) graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Culture & Media Studies. During her semester abroad in Prague, she attended the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) and directed her first short film 10:10. Her documentary E-po is her first work from Thailand. Her shorts have been shown at several festivals, including BFI Flare, LAAPFF, Inside Out Toronto, Hamburg International Short Film Festival and SeaShorts. Her work combines documentary elements with fiction and is driven by her interest in queer and female characters. Pom is an alumna of Tribeca Film Institute and Berlinale Talents.

17min • Thailand • 2021



Next Live Screening
Wed. September 23rd
8:30PM – Paris

Sixteen Film Institute presents The Island, Julien Pujol’s haunting meditation on desire, time, intimacy, and our relationship to the natural world.

​After travelling around the world, Nina and Mathieu arrive on a remote Estonian island to spend midsummer with friends. Surrounded by nature and ritual, they begin to confront the emptiness of their desires.

​The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director.

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