2050 is a small documentary team based in Bangkok, Thailand. We seek to rise above Western journalism’s worst habits. In lieu of reports hastily assembled from cheap stereotypes, we try to present our subjects with complexity. Documenting Asia in the 21st century is a privilege — and we take pride in illuminating the lives of people who are too often ignored. As for our name? 2050 alludes to the year 2050, right in the the center of the unfolding Asian century. Human civilization's center of gravity is moving east — and yet Western societies still fail to grasp the immensity of this shift.So we're here to tell Asian stories, decipher Asian conflicts and expose the often-overlooked links between Asia and the West. Our storytelling offers a glimpse at the world to come.

OUR FIRST FEATURE FILM

2050 Productions’ first feature documentary film. The film won BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE at HotDocs in Toronto as well as several other awards at film festivals in the Netherlands, China, Uruguay and Peru.

The film is about a Thai, Buddhist, scientist family who decided to cryopreserve their two-year-old daughter’s brain after she died. She became the youngest in the world to be cryopreserved. It is a visual meditation on life, death, faith and love.

Asia’s Meth Boom

Reported and directed by Pailin Wedel

More meth pills are produced than Starbucks sells coffees a year. We track the meth trade in Asia.

South Korea's Gender War

Reported and directed by Pailin Wedel

The murder of a young woman in the affluent Gangnam district ignites a vicious public debate about the country's entrenched misogyny. Feminists blame Korea's gender inequality while men's rights groups say men are unfairly attacked.

Myanmar: Free and Fair?

Reported and directed by Pailin Wedel

Just four years ago Myanmar released hundreds of political prisoners and promised to embrace democratic reforms. But once again the number of students, activists and journalists jailed is rising. We follow two women activists faced with persecution even as Myanmar prepares for the polls.

Thailand’s Tainted Robes

Reported and directed by Pailin Wedel

Scandals in the monkhood rock Thailand’s moral soul. We investigate Thailand’s misbehaving monks.