Claim: Thai independent filmmaker, Aditya Assarat arrived in America at 15 years old, where he studied film in college and went on to win the Hubert Bals Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Evidence: Aditya Assarat (Thai: อาทิตย์ อัสสรัตน์, born 1972) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer. He left Thailand at the age of 15 to be educated in the United States. He went on to earn a master's degree in film production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2000. In 2003, Aditya won the Hubert Bals Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and was invited to take part in the Pusan Promotional Plan.