Sunday, 1 November
The only dateSynopsis
The Bali International Cinema Festival (BICIF) is pleased to collaborate with Changing Climate, Changing Lives (CCCL) Film Festival through the Asian Cinema Program, presenting a selection of films that explore the complex relationship between humans, nature, and the changing world around us.
Featuring titles such as Urban Flames, Hidden Paradise, The Last Climber, The Ice Age Sauna, Red Ocean, Water Break, Chronicle of Blue, Bit by Bit, and Aphēt Species, the program invites audiences to reflect on environmental challenges, ecological transformation, and the interconnectedness of human life and the natural world.
Through diverse cinematic perspectives from Asia, these films open up conversations about the urgent realities shaping our planet and the ways individuals and communities experience, respond to, and navigate environmental change.
More than a showcase of films, this collaboration positions cinema as a platform for awareness, dialogue, and cross-cultural exchange—connecting stories from across the region with audiences in Bali and encouraging a deeper understanding of our shared environmental future.
Films in this programme
9 short films, screened back to back in one showtime. One ticket covers all of them.
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01
URBAN FLAMES (เปลวไฟเมือง)
by Atawee Khositpatipat (2025) 15 min
This documentary amplifies the voices of residents of all ages from a community in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei District, enduring the sweltering heat of Thailand’s summer. With limited resources, they face the added challenge of rebuilding their lives after a devastating fire destroyed their homes on April 26, 2024.
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02
Hidden Paradise
by Kawin Sirichantakul (2026) 15 min
Naturalists and lifelong friends, Wan Chittiwat and Professor Kitichate, embark on an extraordinary journey across Thailand, racing against time to document a ‘hidden paradise,’ a uniquely balanced ecosystem threatened by rapid urban development. This eventually becomes a battle to capture and preserve the last untouched wonders of nature outside protected areas.
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03
The Last Climber
by Thida Swe (2026) 15 min
In central Myanmar, toddy palms stand as silent witnesses to generations of life. One family grows and lives alongside them, carrying on their father’s care while sustaining their own children. As forests shrink and rising temperatures threaten the land, many palms are felled for profit. Yet this family chooses to protect their grove. The toddy palm becomes more than a tree—it is a giver, a memory of love, and a quiet bond between people and the land.
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04
The Ice Age Sauna
by Yusuke Yoshida (2024) 12 min
In 2180, a young sauna-carrying traveller Suzuki quests alone for warmth in another Ice Age of the earth. Stuck in a blizzard, he encounters other survivor and famiy, who have been sheltering in a former-guesthouse with firewood stored.
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05
Red Ocean
by Jessada Khimsook (2025) 15 min
This documentary highlights the critical mission of marine veterinarians working to save rare marine animals suffering from injuries or chronic illnesses that threaten their survival. These dangers arise from both climate change and human activities. The race against time to rescue these animals underscores the vital role of marine conservation in sustaining ecosystems.
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06
Water Break
by Mio Dagsaan (2026) 12 min
Two construction workers are forced to do construction work for a tech company during the hottest day of the year. One of them collapses due to dehydration under the heat of the sun, causing the other one to find help and water.
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07
CHRONICLE OF BLUE (เรื่องราวสีดำจากทะเลสีคราม)
by Issaree Arunprasert (2025) 10 min
Living in burrows along the seashore, soldier crabs are tiny creatures that emerge to forage during low tide and retreat to their holes during high tide or times of danger. However, their population has significantly declined, much like the corals beneath the sea that are beginning to bleach. Environmental problems are creeping up faster than we realize, highlighting the fragility of the ecosystem and the urgent need to address these changes.
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08
Bit By Bit
by Theingi Win Tin (2025) 13 min
As seconds turn into minutes, and minutes into years, the relentless erosion of the Sittaung River steadily devours the land. U Pwar Gyi and his wife witness the destruction of homes, farmlands, and the painful separations of friends and families. This documentary captures the villagers’ resilience as they rebuild their lives, wondering how much longer Nat Yay Kan can endure by the river
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09
APHĒT SPECIES
by Panitarn Boontarig (2025) 9 min
An unnatural event in a valley village leaves the villagers wary of a strange sound emanating from the sky, as if warning of an impending invasion of abnormalities. This film explores the calamities in nature and the origins of the "APHĒT" phenomenon, examining its ties to Dhamma, alien species, and human nature