THE OVERFLOW
Eakalak Maleetipawan, Jakrawal Nilthamrong, Chai Siris, Arnont Nongyao, Piyarat Piyapongwiwat, Taiki Sakpisit
Screening programme curated by Lauren Reid
and organised together with Arnont Nongyao, Piyarat Piyapongwiwat
7 January 2016
Untitled for Film, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai
Screening programme curated by Lauren Reid
and organised together with Arnont Nongyao, Piyarat Piyapongwiwat
7 January 2016
Untitled for Film, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai
The Overflow brings together short films where environments in Thailand become more than their material matter: bustling markets, deep forests, and dusty construction sites slowly expose an undercurrent of forces, transforming the familiar into hypnotic realms.
PRESS RELEASE (with Thai translation)
PRESS RELEASE (with Thai translation)
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Taiki Sakpisit
Whispering Ghosts (2008) reflects on Thailand’s political turmoil during 2001-2006, hinting at the layers of trauma that go unseen in the day-to-day.
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Piyarat Piyapongwiwat
The Routine (2011) documents simple daily life, capturing the atmosphere of a local market in Chiang Mai around the time the national anthem is played at 6pm.
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Jakrawal Nilthamrong
Set in Ratchaburi, not far from Bangkok, Zero Gravity (2012) follows a man on a journey into the history of the region.
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Chai Siris
Six Suns (2014) a film that is inspired by Shuho, an Ikebana master, and Chloe, an administrator of Le Pavillon. The film is a study of physical and imaginary spaces, at a distant and at home.
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Eakalak Maleetipawan
A soldier enters the rainforest where he encounters a tiger ghost and his past self unfolds.
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Arnont Nongyao
Whirling and out of focus, Nongyao captures the twinkling lights of Chiang Mai. The Light of HappiSadness (2016) conveys a sense of being stuck in limbo, unable to progress in any direction as a result of the looming changes in Thailand.