Flavours of Thai Independent Animation (FOTA)
Loose Threads
A grandma tries to recall the familiar stranger sitting next to her. With much difficulty and frustration, she weaves her hazy memories of the stranger together, only for her to forget them once again.
Director Statement
Loose Threads is a story about memory. It's about remembering and forgetting. It's about questioning the extent of our identities in the absence of our memories. It's about hoping that the bond shared between us persists even beyond memory.
Awards & Selections
Awards & Selections
Awards
2023
- National Youth Film Awards (NYFA), Special Jury mention, Singapore
- Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF), Honorable Mention, USA
- Digicon6 Asia, Silver Award (local), Singapore
- Crowbar Awards, Gold for Animation and Scripting, Bronze for Art Direction, Directing, Cinematography, Singapore
- Thai Short Film and Video Festival, Second Place, Thailand
Official Selection
2022
- Animalcoi, Spain
- Annecy International Animation Festival, France
- LYON SINGAPUR MIFA Programme, France
2023
- Yugo BAFTA Student Awards (Shortlisted), USA
- Kaboom Animation Festival, Netherlands
- Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF), Tokyo, Japan
- Jakarta Film Week, Indonesia
- The 27th Thai Short Film and Video Festival, Thailand
- CAFF 2023 Spring Showcase, Hawaii, USA
- Objectifs, Singapore
- TACGA Short Animated Film’s Screening, Thailand
2024
- World Festival of Animated Film Varna (WFAF), varna, Bulgaria
- ANIMA, Córdoba International Animation Festival, Argentina
- Cartoons underground, Singapore
- Kuandu International Animation Festival (KDAIF), Taiwan
- Thessaloniki Animation Festival (TAF), Greece
- TIAF Tashkent International Animation Forum, Uzbekistan
2025
- Chaniartoon International Comic & Animation Festival, Greece
- Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI), Canada
- Happy Valley Animation Festival, USA
- International Animation Festival Fest Anča, Slovakia
- Zlin Film Festival, Czech Republic
Chayanid Siripaiboolpong is a BAFTA nominated director of Loose Threads. She studied animation at LASALLE College of the Arts and is currently a freelance artist and independent filmmaker based in Thailand. Influenced by her love of traditional art mediums, picture books, and nature, Chayanid aspires to make films that convey tangled thoughts and moments through unexpected perspective and metaphors.