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Thaweesak Srithongdee | Thailand | 2006 | 22' | | IFFR 2008

A video – that was originally made for an installation – comprises shots of iconic portraits. Computer manipulation is used to distort them, occasionally to comic effect. Scoundrels, criminals and dictators can also be heroes in the ironic approach of Thaweesak Srithongdee. Or maybe everything gets mixed up.

Also in this combined programme

  • Nimit

    Cabin had to become a film for the King of Thailand, but the maker filmed him at home in his home village. ‘If the king is good, he has to be good eve

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  • The Planet

    Bizarre animation film that is ironically described as a portrayal of the landscape of the planet Earth. But then very different from the one we know.

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  • Middle-Earth

    A white dream of a gay film maker. Two naked men on a white sofa. Yet it remains in the imagination.

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  • A Voyage of Foreteller

    Basically a preliminary study for a dream to film. A very white man withdraws into a jungle hut by a river. A boy once saw his future in him.

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  • Krasob

    It seems idyllic: Thai children playing with a bag of rice as a boxing bag. But they know they can also kick each other.

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  • The Rocket

    Farmers shoot homemade rockets. Just keep praying. The maker allows us to share his enjoyment.

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View the full programme

Film details

Country of production
Thailand
Year
2006
Festival edition
IFFR 2008
Length
22"
Medium/Format
Mini DV PAL

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