Pathompon Mont Tesprateep

The prologue of Mont's ongoing film project 'The Scattered World' (working title), based on his research into the subnational conflict in the deep south of Thailand. Mostly written by the locals, the traditional lyrics of lullabies often reflect their ways of life, doctrines, and unique mixture of languages.

A group of teenagers conducts a cremation ceremony for a man who is entering the afterlife while still being sought by the military for deserting. Shot on expired black-and-white film stock, the deteriorating image surface echoes life fading away in this tribute to the director's friend.

A group of teenagers conducts a cremation ceremony for a man who is entering the afterlife while still being sought by the military for deserting. Shot on expired black-and-white film stock, the deteriorating image surface echoes life fading away in this tribute to the director's friend.

A visual and thematic exploration of the idea of 'mental time travel', shifting between documentary and fiction, between remembering the past and simulating the future. The film acts as a structural model through loops, repetitions and layering – until a completely new structure is created. The focal point of this structure is the portrayal of Thai noise musician Thom Assajan-Jakgawan (known as Thom AJ Madson). Thom decided to impose solitary confinement on himself in a small room – a form of hibernation – and meditate on an experiment to give a sound to a plumeria tree. Deploying feedback loops, among other techniques, he alternates between creating sound experiments and continuing the meditative rhythms of his daily spiritual routine. Later, he finds himself morphing into an invisible entity. As he tries to retrieve his body, he finds another invisible person inhabiting it.

The lives of two refugees intertwine over a pond which acts as a sanctuary for them as they look toward liberation.

The lives of two refugees intertwine over a pond which acts as a sanctuary for them as they look toward liberation.

All is far from what it initially seems in this hand-processed Super 8 film, shot in the private garden of a high-ranking Thai army officer.