| Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | |
| Director: | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit |
| Producer: | Aditya Assarat Pacharin Surawatanapongs |
| Screenplay: | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit |
| Based On: | 410 tweets from @marylony |
| Starring: | Patcha Poonpiriya Chonnikan Netjui Wasupol Kriangprapakit |
| Music: | Somsiri Sangkaew |
| Cinematography: | Phairat Khumwan |
| Editing: | Chonlasit Upanigkit |
| Studio: | Pop Pictures |
| Distributor: | GTH (Thailand) Mosquito Films Distribution |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Language: | Thai |
Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy is a 2013 Thai coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, starring Patcha Poonpiriya, Chonnikan Netjui and Wasupol Kriangprapakit. The film was based on 410 tweets by Twitter user @marylony, and revolves around Mary (Patcha Poonpiriya) and her friend Suri (Chonnikan Netjui) who are studying at a fictional high school. The film was one of three films which were developed, produced and funded by Venice Biennale in 2013 and had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.[1] [2] [3]
Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy had its world premiere at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2013. The film had its Asian premiere at the 18th Busan International Film Festival, beginning 3 October 2013,[4] and screened at the Valdivia International Film Festival on 11 October 2013,[5] the Tokyo International Film Festival on 19 October 2013,[6] the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival starting 8 November 2013,[7] and the Torino Film Festival starting 22 November 2013.[8]
The film had a limited theatrical release in Thailand on 28 November 2013 in selected theatres in Bangkok.[9]