Long slated for redevelopment, Siam Square’s iconic Scala and Lido cinemas, which date back to the late 1960s, were recently granted another three years of life by landlord Chulalongkorn University. Here, we speak to Philip Jablon, 37, the American photographer and historian behind the Southeast Asia Movie Theater Project, about the uncertain futures facing the region’s standalone cinemas and the potential reopening of the 100-year-old Sala Chalerm Thani Theatre.
