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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Calle Málaga
Seventy-nine-year-old María Ángeles lives independently in Tangier's Spanish quarter. When her daughter pressures her into selling her apartment, she refuses to give in, finding in her old age a new resilience and an unexpected romantic connection.
Two Prosecutors
In the midst of Stalin’s purges, a naïve prosecutor sets out to investigate a prisoner’s innocence, unaware of the labyrinthine bureaucracy awaiting him. A Kafkaesque procedural thriller about the pursuit of justice in the face of corruption.
Image: © SBS Productions
Victims of Sin
This movie is a hot scramble of piety and passion, sentimentality and sleaze. Ninón Sevilla plays Violeta, a rumba sensation who oversteps when she rescues a newborn from the trash. This gets her fired and wins the enmity of the pimp who fathered the kid.
The Blue Trail
77-year-old Tereza makes a break for the Brazilian jungle in this trippy septuagenarian fantasy, the latest from Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro is a quirky picaresque, lushly photographed and filled with mordant humour.
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.