Win How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) DVD from Wolfe Video!

How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) DVD

Win How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) DVD from Wolfe Video! To enter the contest, fill out the form below between February 19 and March 11. The DVD's release date is February 2, 2016.

Superstar Thai actor-model Toni Rakkaen headlines this striking debut feature from Korean-American writer-director Josh Kim. As the now grown Oat, he recalls his childhood experience of trying to rescue his gay older brother Ek from being drafted into military service. As Ek grapples with the gritty realities of life in Bangkok - working at a bar for male hustlers and sex-workers - he has also found love with his more privileged boyfriend Jai. When the moment of truth arrives with the draft lottery these 21-year-olds must draw either a black or a red slip to possibly be conscripted into the armed forces. Who will be sent off to the service and who will get to stay home?

Told with an nuanced detail from the younger brother's point of view, this drama takes a refreshingly unadorned and impartial look at an essentially loving environment where social conditions are governed by corruption and false ideals. Based on the stories from the bestselling book Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap, the film unfolds as a riveting dramatic portrayal of poverty and privilege, corruption and the compromises of growing up in contemporary Thailand.

HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME) also features stellar performances from Ingkarat "Ryu" Damrongsakkulas as the 11 year-old Oat and Natarat Lakha "Nut" as irrepressible trans woman Kitty. The film is writer/director Josh Kim's debut feature film, and was produced by Hollywood veteran Chris Lee (Superman Returns, SWAT, Valkryie), Edward Gunawan, and Anocha Suwichakornpong.


THAILAND'S SUBMISSION FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM TO THE 2016 ACADEMY AWARDS
*World Premiere, Berlin Int'l Film Festival 2015

WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARDS
Best Feature, Altanta Out On Film
Best Int'l Feature, Film Out San Diego
LA Asian American Pacific Film Festival
Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival

"A winning drama about loss of innocence." - The Hollywood Reporter

"Deeply felt tale of fraternal bonds splintered by social inequality reps a confident feature-length debut for the Texas-born Kim, who brings both non-native objectivity and a traveler's eye for geographic detail to the pic's earthy Bangkok setting." - Variety

"One of the year's best Thai movies...Heart-warming, bittersweet tale of orphaned brothers growing up."- The Nation

"The film has an elegiac tone, shot in warm hazy light that captures both Thailand's vivid natural beauty and its stark poverty... It's gritty without being exploitative, and as a story that treads a line between incendiary subjects it is admirable in its restraint." - Eye for Film

Wolfe Video Presents
HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME)

Directed by Josh Kim

80 min * 2015 * Color * HD
Thailand / USA / Hong Kong / Indonesia

Directed by: Josh Kim
Produced by: Edward Gunawan, Chris Lee and Anocha Suwichakornpong
Cast: Ingkarat "Ryu" Damrongsakkul, Toni Rakkaen, Thira "Um" Chutikul, Arthus "Jin" Navarat, Natarat "Nut" Lakha
Distributed by: Wolfe Video

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/127986212
More Info: https://www.wolfevideo.com/products/how-to-win-at-checkers-every-time/

RELEASE PLATFORMS:
HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME) debuts Feb 2, 2016 across all digital platforms including iTunes, Vimeo On Demand, and WolfeOnDemand.com, and will also be available same date on DVD via Wolfe Video and many major retailers.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Josh Kim, Director, is a Korean-American filmmaker currently based in Asia. Born in Texas, he started production as an intern at NPR in Washington DC and later moved to CNN in Hong Kong. In 2010, he worked as Associate Producer on the Korean remake of John Woo's A Better Tomorrow which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2010. He has since directed videos for Google, UEFA and Elite Models. Recently, he founded a micro-documentary web-series project called Google Glass Diaries which has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Fast Company. How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) marks his feature film directorial debut.

ABOUT WOLFE VIDEO:

Founded in 1985 and now celebrating 30 years as the largest exclusive distributor of lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) films, Wolfe's release slate includes some of the most popular LGBT films of 2015, including the Swiss Oscar and Golden Globes submission The Circle; the gorgeous lesbian drama by renowned Venezuelan director Fina Torres, Liz in September; and the epic international production by Finland's Mika Kaurasmäki, The Girl King. In 2016, Wolfe's releases will include the Thai Oscar submission How To Win at Checkers (Every Time); Henry Gamble's Birthday Party; How to Win at Checkers (Every Time), and Naz & Maalik. Wolfe's library of beloved modern classics includes such acclaimed hits as Cloudburst, Undertow, Desert Hearts and Big Eden. Wolfe's complete motion picture library can be found at WolfeVideo.com as well as at national retailers such as Netflix, Amazon and VOD destinations such as Comcast, Time Warner, Hulu, iTunes and WolfeOnDemand.com. Find more info online at http://www.wolfevideo.com

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How to Win at Checkers Trailer - Posted Feb 19, 2016

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