24th New York Asian Film Festival

July 11-27, 2025

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North American Premiere

Shutter (4K Restoration)

ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ

Before Thai horror became internationally renowned, Shutter terrified audiences worldwide. After fleeing a hit-and-run, a young couple discovers ghostly figures appearing in photographs, gradually revealing a spirit who died violently. Photography becomes a chilling portal to escalating horror, guilt, and consequence. Newly restored in vivid 4K, Shutter remains unforgettable, its haunting imagery a lasting hallmark of Thai cinema. A box-office smash sparking global remakes, it continues to haunt viewers with chilling visuals that, once seen, cannot be unseen.

Directors: Parkpoom Wongpoom, Banjong Pisanthanakun
Cast: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee
Languages: Thai with English subtitles
2004; 97 min.
Country: Thailand

SCHEDULE:

Wednesday July 23, 9:00pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Intro and Q&A with director Banjong Pisanthanakun

Banjong Pisanthanakun
บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล

Juror: Uncaged Competition For Best Feature Film. Banjong Pisanthanakun is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. He saw early success with his first two films, Shutter (2004) and Alone (2007), both horror films that he co-directed and co-wrote with Parkpoom Wongpoom. Both films were box-office hits in Asia and went on to be remade several times. Banjong also directed the 2013 comedy-horror romance film Pee Mak, which became Thailand's highest-grossing film of all time, the first Thai film to be screened in every Southeast Asian country. He went on to direct the 2021 Thai-South Korean coproduction The Medium. In addition to horror films, he also directed the romance films Hello Stranger (2010), One Day (2016), and produced the coming-of-age film You & Me & Me (NYAFF 2023). He is presenting Red Envelope, which he produced, at NYAFF 2025.