. >> "memoria" was filmed in combia -- in colombia, a departure from your familiar terrain.ow did you find that experience? >> i wanted to get away from the comfort zone. that's one reason. another reason is working in thailand at the moment because of the political situation because i feel like if i make a film there, i need to collide head-on with the political issue, so i said, ok, let's take a break and try something that challenge myself for a long time, which is to go out and immerse myself like a child, learning the language. hodo you present this world? >> regarding the political situation in thailand, it has been a turbulent few years. beyond yourself as a filmmaker, how do you see yourself in terms of freedom of expression? >> we still have a long way to go because of the military taking over the country and legitimating itself in the parliament and also in the process, silencing opposition, silencing critics, but we have witnessed from the past year with the pandemic that people, especially young people, could not stand it anymore, and there is a rise of of discon

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