North American Premiere
Continuing to interact with her departed husband via an AI chatbot, Rusmee clings tight to her memories. The arrival and presence of her husband’s former caretaker, Fa, reveals underlying pressures and lingering grief for all that has been lost.
A subtle and dramatic expression of grief and self-reflection, Typhoon Mambo reveals a somber and shifting reality of diasporic memory and genuine care.
Rawipa Srisanguan, Garuna Luktoomtong, Rusmee Thongsriphong
Thailand/Switzerland/
France
2026
In Thai with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Sasiphon Chinakat
Producer
Domenico Singha Pedroli, Inès Riera, Henry Jean
Screenwriter
Domenico Singha Pedroli
Cinematography
Parinee Buthrasri
Editor
Domenico Singha Pedroli
Domenico Singha Pedroli
Domenico Singha Pedroli, born 1994, is a Swiss-Thai filmmaker based between Paris and Bangkok. Taking a multicultural and multidisciplinary approach to filmmaking, his works articulate complex narratives that explore memory, identity, and diaspora in all their mutability. Trained in architecture at the Università della Svizzera italiana and in visual arts at Le Fresnoy– Studio national, he has developed a sensitivity for photography, cinema, video art, and virtual reality. His works have been presented at major international festivals including IDFA, Visions du Réel, DOK Leipzig, and Bogoshorts. He is currently developing his first feature, centered on themes of metamorphosis and trauma.
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