SXSW Sydney is back with a smashing line-up of films including the most original Thai film of the year – A Useful Ghost!
What if love could return—inside a vacuum cleaner? In A USEFUL GHOST (Thailand, Dir. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke), grief, humour and the supernatural collide as March’s late wife Nat comes back to help… but first, she must clear away the useless ghosts.
Oct 17, 03:20 PM - 05:45 PM
Palace Central Cinemas - Cinema 2
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Arrivals
Primary access will be seated 30 mins before the session on a first come, first served basis.
Secondary access will be seated 15 mins before the session on a first come, first served basis once primary has entered.
A USEFUL GHOST
October 17, 3:20PM
Director- Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner. Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker's death shut down their factory, his family reject their unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.
Additional Information:
Genre: LGBTQIA
Run Time: 130
Premiere Status: NSW Premiere
Director: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Screenwriter: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
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