There's a lot of celluloid to catch at the World Film Festival of Bangkok but these are one you definitely shouldn't miss

Running from tomorrow through November 2, the World Film Festival of Bangkok has more than 60 features and dozens of short films. All are worth a look but when pressed, festival organisers and Daily Xpress staff have a wish list of 10 must-see films that are quite apart from the opening romantic drama, "A Moment in June", and the closer, Martin Scorsese's documentary on the Rolling Stones, "Shine a Light".

Among the most eye-catching are stylised animations and surrealistic offerings, as well as timeless cinema classics. They will all be unspooling at Paragon Cineplex.

Sita Sings the Blues

Animator Nina Paley channelled the heartbreak of her being dumped by her husband into this breathtakingly colorful adaptation of the Ramayana, blending the Indian epic with the 1920s jazz singing of Annette Hanshaw.

Eat, for This is My Body

Michelange Quay's debut feature tells a surrealistic story of a white woman and her bizarre relationship with numerous dark-skinned children in Haiti. The film reflects the political problems and the famine of the Haitian people, a direct consequence of Colonialism.

Waltz with Bashir

Director Ari Folman was inspired by an war buddy's nightmares to create this animated documentary of the 1982 Lebanon War and the Sabra and Shatila massacres. "Waltz with Bashir" was selected for the Palme d'Or competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival and is Israel's submission to the Academy Awards.

Sell Out!

In his debut feature, Malaysian director Yeo Joon Han skewers society and pop culture in this comedy involving an idealistic engineer for Fony Electronics and a desperate TV hostess who broadcasts people's dying moments. The film won the Young Cinema Award for Alternative Vision at Venice.

A Jihad for Love

Indian director Parvez Sharma's documentary on homosexuality in the world of Islam has been banned in many Muslim countries. At this year's Singapore International Film Festival, censors refused to let it be shown.

Graphic Cities

From London's One Dot Zero art collective, this programme of mindbending short films explores local environs and new concepts of urban living.

The Kiss of the Spider Woman

The 1985 film launched director Hector Babenco to stardom, as well as earned William Hurt critical acclaim for his portrayal of a gay prisoner. It was also a well-known Broadway musical and was adapted for the Thai stage a few years ago by Euthana Mukdasanit.

Cherry Blossom-Hanami

How does a pudgy, grouchy, terminally-ill Bavarian civil service retiree learn the art of butoh, the Japanese contemporary dance form? Find out how in this touchingly wistful German family drama by Dorris Dorie.

Headless Woman

Directed by acclaimed Argentinean director Lucrecia Martel, an insomniac woman is jarred into a hyper-acute state after her car hits something on the road. The film was also in competition at Cannes this year.

Jubilee

This 1977 cult film sent Derek Jarman to stardom for its punk rock music and weird anti-social and anti-royal family story. Two other films by Jarman are in the retrospective category: "The Angelic Conversation" and "Caravaggio". There's also "Derek", a documentary on the director by Isaac Julien and with actress Tilda Swinton.

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