Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand, 2010)
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Under the care of his dedicated sister-in-law, terminally ill Uncle Boonmee spends his final days reminiscing about his past lives with the recently arrived ghost of his dead wife and his long-missing son.
Workshop Instructor: Vinit Parmar
Workshop Coordinator: Antony Wong
Technical Assistance: Zhu-Hui Wu
Vinit Parmar is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and French. Educated in medicine, law, film and theater, he began practicing law in New York City and has worked in the areas of corporate, banking, commercial real estate, insurance, landlord tenant, family, immigration, criminal, and entertainment, including copyright and contracts. In film, he works as a sound mixer and editor for a variety of genres in both documentary and fiction films, many of which have received regional and national awards and accreditation, and other awards or nominations at festivals such as Sundance, Slamdance, United States Super8 Film + Digital Video Festival, and the Fringe Festival. Vinit enjoys teaching full time as an Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College’s Film Department, and he writes, produces, directs, shoots, and edits short films and documentaries.