A perfectionist scoring assistant on a horror film rush job becomes convinced she is being haunted by a spirit from the movie she’s working on. This is an incredibly fun horror concept that functions on multiple levels, showing us an aspect of film post-production most people are not aware of while delivering a terrifying experience. The lead performance is terrific and the sound and music design intentionally draws attention to itself, enhancing the story. OST creatively mixes mythological elements with real events in a frightening story about proving oneself in the face of the supernatural.
Community Partner
Prapamonton Eiamchan, Wizz Inasia, Nat Kitcharit, Maythavee Burapasing
Thailand
2021
In English and Thai with English subtitles
Featured in:
International Shorts: Having a Bad Day
Misadventures, bad choices, and a series of unfortunate events are all present in this program of short films. There is some serious drama and a bit of comedy on display in these exhilarating, thoughtful, and unpredictable tales.
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Love
This warm, thoughtful piece offers shrewd comic observations on modern dating as it trains a quizzical eye on the trysts of a female doctor, Marianne (Andrea Bræin Hovig), and her colleague, a gay male nurse, Tor (Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen).
Sex
Two chimney sweeps living in heterosexual marriages find their views on sexuality and gender challenged by a series of unexpected events. In a set of sharply scripted conversations, both men confront heretofore unexplored aspects of their identity.
3 Faces
Iranian filmmaker Panahi and actress Behnaz Jafari, both playing themselves, receive a video in which a distraught teenaged girl, whose acting dreams have been quashed appears to kill herself. Panahi and Jafari decide to investigate...
Dreams
The third installment in the Sex/Dreams/Love trilogy is another rich, absorbing tale. 17-year-old Johanne writes a confessional about her flirtation with a (female) teacher. But the writing is too good to stay private...
Transit
Trust the director of Phoenix and Barbara to re-imagine a WWII romantic intrigue into something unsettlingly contemporary. With occupying forces closing in, a German refugee (Franz Rogowski) assumes a dead writer's identity and flees to Marseille.
Credits
Producer
Alexandra Cheng, Erik He, Luciana Suero
Screenwriter
Abhichoke Chandrasen
Cinematography
Wara Pornkulwat
Editor
Nisarat Meechok
Production Design
Kantapit Kaewthai
Original Music
Bill Hemstapat
Director
Abhichoke Chandrasen
Abhichoke ‘Note’ Chandrasen is a screenwriter and director based in Bangkok, Thailand. He focuses on the stories of minorities, the marginalized, mental health issues, and the Asian experience in international situations, told through genre works. Chandrasen is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and an alumnus of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Communication Arts.