Solids by the Seashore Screens at Community Library in Nan, Highlighting the Growing Network of Alternative Cinema Spaces

Thai filmmaker Itt Patiparn Boontarig recently brought Solids by the Seashore to Banban Nannan, a small community library in Nan Province that has become a gathering place for readers, artists, writers, and poets, and is now expanding its activities to include filmmakers and cinema audiences.

For independent and alternative films, reaching audiences outside major cities remains a significant challenge, particularly when films have limited theatrical releases. Community-led initiatives such as Banban Nannan’s screening programme offer an important alternative, allowing films to travel directly to audiences in smaller cities and local communities.

The screening was organised as part of “หนัง ๆ น่าน ๆ” (Nang Nang Naan Nan), with Itt invited as the programme’s first filmmaker guest. He expressed his appreciation to Natthapakan Khemkhao, Kru Tom, and Moke Chuepakdee for the invitation, as well as to audiences in Nan who attended the screening and took part in an open discussion in a warm and informal atmosphere.