Aditya Assarat left Thailand at 15, after which he studied at New York University and later earned a Master's Degree in film from University of Southern California.
He left Thailand at the age of 15 to be educated in the United States. He studied history at New York University, and it was during that time that he became interested in filmmaking. He went on to earn a master's degree in film production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2000. 
