Sarnt Utamachote

Sarnt Utamachote is a Southeast Asian nonbinary filmmaker and curator based in Berlin. Their works span researches in migration, communities, archives, and notions of queerness, shifting between mediums of cinema, visual arts, and writing. They are part of collectives such as un.thai.tled and Cruising Curators. Their ongoing exhibition In Nobody’s Service took place at Galerie Wedding Berlin (2024), Thailand Biennale in Phuket (2025), and Goethe-Institut Southeast Asia's Dealing In Distance (2026). Their short film I don’t want to be just a memory (2022–24) had its premiere at 74th Berlinale Forum Expanded. With Sinema Transtopia, they have been curating film programs, such as "The past is not another country" (in collaboration with German Film Museum Frankfurt), which looks as alternative ways to deal with film archives. They work as film programmer for XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin, Short Film Festival Hamburg, and is guest programmer for CinemAsia Amsterdam 2026. They have served as jury for Fantouche, MIXCPH, London Short Film Festival, and more. Currently they are a fellow resident at Braunschweig Projects of HBK (2026-27).