Shir Ariya
Directing
- Born
- August 24, 1999 (age 27)
Shir Ariya is a Thai filmmaker based in the UK. She is drawn to character-driven stories that combine heightened realism with a darkly comedic and/or horror twist.
She has written six short films and directed five other dark comedy short films, two of which are Crab No. 7 (2025), which was selected for the BFI London Film Festival, and The Sorrows of Young Charlotte (2026), which is set to premiere at FrightFest this year, and most recently The Pleasure of Being Held (2026) and The House of Sensei (2026), both made as part of the Directing Fiction course at the National Film and Television School.
Known for
The Bull
November 14, 2024
Saving Art
July 25, 2023
The Stain
November 11, 2022
Happy Graduation!
July 17, 2023
The Farm
October 2, 2024
I'm Interesting I Swear
November 11, 2022
Crab No. 7
October 10, 2025
A Film in Another Language
The Itch
October 24, 2022
The Sorrows of Young Charlotte
August 31, 2026
Herbert & Humphrey
Arcade
Behind the camera12
- 2026The Sorrows of Young Charlotte Director
- 2025Crab No. 7 Director
- 2024The Bull Writer
- 2024The Farm Writer, Script Supervisor
- 2023Saving Art Script Supervisor
- 2023Happy Graduation! Script Supervisor
- 2022The Stain Director, Writer
- 2022I'm Interesting I Swear Director, Writer
- 2022The Itch Script Supervisor
- TBAA Film in Another Language