The Visual Documentary Project (VDP) was started in 2011 by the Center of Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University to offer a platform to young Southeast Asian directors to share their realities through documentaries. The project aims to build bridges between the filmmaking communities and the academia in Southeast Asia.

THE CAMBODIAN THEATRE by SOPHEAK MOEURN (Cambodia) / RITO RITO by NGUYEN NGOC THAO LY (Vietnam) / THE FIGHTER by MARJITO ISKANDER TRI GUNAWAN (Indonesia) / COSPLAYER by YINGSIWAT YAMOLYONG (Thailand) / RAPTHAI by SAKUNEE JIRAKAN, WITCHAYOOT PONPRASERD, SARUN KOSITSUKJAROEN (Thailand).