Private Project

The Last Breath of Sam Yan

Under the current of gentrification and the pressure from the university, an old Mazu shrine, the last member of the community, stands unwavering in the middle of the construction site, like candle light burning against a tempest. Only the caretaker of the shrine and a group of students stand in a way of this so-called “development”, in hope that the fragrance of incense and candle light will not fade from this Mazu shrine.

  • Prempapat Plittapolkranpim
    Director
  • Prempapat Plittapolkranpim
    Writer
  • Kulapat Aimmanoj
    Writer
  • Pichagon Donsagul
    Writer
  • Kanchai Wattanawannakij
    Writer
  • Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal
    Producer
  • Settanant Thanakitkoses
    Producer
  • Penprapa Ploysrisuay
    Key Cast
    "Nok"
  • Sulak Sivaraksa
    Key Cast
  • Wasana Wongsurawat
    Key Cast
  • Pansit Torsuwan
    Key Cast
  • Paisarn Hataiborvornpong
    Key Cast
  • Puttipong Cheiar-oupthump
    Key Cast
  • Puritat Hongwiwat
    Key Cast
  • Narusiri Jaowanaridhi
    Key Cast
  • Natcha Sinkeree
    Key Cast
  • Settanant Thanakitkoses
    Key Cast
  • Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal
    Key Cast
  • Chayapon Malaniyom
    Key Cast
  • Kanchai Wattanawannakij
    Key Cast
  • Nuthanicha Pasithbhattarabhorn
    Key Cast
  • Boonlert Visetpricha
    Key Cast
  • Nitipat Janda
    Editor
  • Prachya Phetwisit
    Director of Photography
  • Kulapat Aimmanoj
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Thailand
  • Country of Filming:
    Thailand
  • Language:
    Thai
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • House Samyan
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    June 13, 2023
    World Premiere
  • House Samyan
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    June 15, 2023
  • Doc Club & Pub.
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    June 15, 2023
  • The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand: FCCThai
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    June 29, 2023
  • a.e.y.space & Lorem Ipsum
    Songkhla
    Thailand
    July 7, 2023
  • Chiang Mai Book Fair 2023
    Chiang Mai
    Thailand
    July 8, 2023
  • From SAMYAN to KORAT, Thao Suranaree (Ya Mo) Monument
    Nakhon Ratchasima
    Thailand
    July 16, 2023
Director Biography - Prempapat Plittapolkranpim

Prempapat Plittapolkranpim is a director, columnist, and social entrepreneur from Bangkok, Thailand. He began making films in 2006 and co-founded the Young Filmmakers of Thailand in 2011, organizing youth-led festivals that addressed social issues through cinema. His work has received the Best Social Change Maker Award at the Thailand Influencer Awards in 2021 and Best Documentary Film from both the Bangkok Critics Assembly and the Suphannahong Awards in 2024. He was also nominated for the prestigious Freedom Fellowship by the Human Rights Foundation.

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Director Statement

The film captures and conveys the struggle to preserve the Thapthim Shrine which is being demolished by the number 1 university in Thailand. Court administrators are under intense pressure from the legal process. The film presents the concept of gentrification which is becoming a concept in urban development in many places around the world until it becomes unequal.