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Shir Ariya
Shir Ariya is a Thai filmmaker based in the UK. She is drawn to character-driven stories that combine heightened realism with a darkly comedic and/or horror twist. She has writte…
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Shir Ariya is a Thai filmmaker based in the UK. She is drawn to character-driven stories that combine heightened realism with a darkly comedic and/or horror twist. She has written six short films and directed five other dark comedy short films, two of which are Crab No. 7 (2025), which was selected for the BFI London Film Festival, and The Sorrows of Young Charlotte (2026), which is set to premiere at FrightFest this year, and most recently The Pleasure of Being Held (2026) and The House of Sensei (2026), both made as part of the Directing Fiction course at the National Film and Television School.
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2026
The Sorrows of Young Charlotte
Movie Director
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2025
Crab No. 7
Movie Director
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2024
The Bull
Movie Writer
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2024
The Farm
Movie Writer
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2023
Saving Art
Movie Script Supervisor
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2023
Happy Graduation!
Movie Script Supervisor
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2022
The Stain
Movie Director
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2022
I'm Interesting I Swear
Movie Director
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2022
The Itch
Movie Script Supervisor
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Arcade
Movie Production Design
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Herbert & Humphrey
Movie Co-Producer
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A Film in Another Language
Movie Producer
