It’s All Because of a Katoey กะเทยเป็นเหตุ

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  • Short Film
  • Focus Thailand

The oldest existing Thai film about a ‘katoey’ - a transwoman or effeminate gay man.

Two people sitting closely together in tall grass, smiling and leaning toward one another in a black-and-white image.

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Ledger Group

Manop Silapee donated a copy of this film to the Thai Film Archive in 1993, along with other amateur movies. These films were made by Charlie Silapee, Manop’s uncle and a former employee of Monthon Bank. It’s All Because of a Katoey is credited to the Ledger Group, which is likely a group of amateur filmmakers who worked at the same bank. The Silapee family descends from a high-ranking palace artist who served at the court of King Rama VI.