A student becomes a golden fish swimming through his own trauma—Thai experimental cinema at its most unhinged.
After Burindh, a Thammasat university student has escaped from the 6th October massacre by jumping into the Chao Phraya river, he becomes a goby fish with golden skin, and voyages through the memories of his own.
Direction
Self-directed by a pseudonymous fish—meta doesn't get more committed
Cinematography
Archive footage fused with liquid gold transformation sequences
Editing
34 minutes that feel like drowning and resurfacing simultaneously
Director
Burindh the Golden Goby
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 6 October 1976 massacre at Thammasat University remains one of Thailand's most politically sensitive historical events, rarely addressed in official media.
The golden goby fish is native to Thai rivers and known for clinging to rocks against currents—an accidental or deliberate metaphor for stubborn survival.
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