

Mutmee Pimdao Panichsamai finished her secondary education at Chitralada School and her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Second-class honors) in western music at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University. She currently works as an artist, singer, actor and experimental filmmaker. Panichsamai fell in love with singing and acting at a very young age. She auditioned for Si Phaendin: The Musical and was cast as the young Mae Phloi. Her subsequent acting and directing classes with Mom Luang Bhandevanov “Mom Noi” Devakula enhanced her interest in performing arts as well as art of living. She then aspired to create her own works and by far has made three short films, focusing on movement, lighting and theatricality with stories involving the human mind and global society. Panichsamai’s theater acting works include Si Phaendin: The Musical, Klai Kangwon: Musical on the Beach and Yat Phet: The Musical. For television drama series, she has performed in Puntai Norasingh, Luead Mungkorn, Mhom, Sri Ayodhayaand Love in a Cage. Her experimental short films are Starlight, winner of “Best Experimental Short” (Best Global Shorts, India); Maya, “Honourable Mention” (Around International Film Festival: ARFF, Berlin); and Fear which has won 22 awards from 14 international film festivals, including “Best Experimental Film” (British International Film Festival: BIFF, UK) and “Best Short Film” (NYC Independent Film Festival).