Luminous People

• Format S8 ->35mm
• Length 15:22 Minutes
• Language Thai with English Subtitles
• Year 2007
  
  

  LUMINOUS PEOPLE is a recreation of an event to commemorate the presence of the dead and the decayed memories of the living, of filmmaking.

   

  Story: A group of people is in a boat traveling along Mekong River that stretches along the Thai-Laos border. They are running against the wind, anticipating a farewell. In the middle of the river, the lady head of the family casts the ashes off into the stream. The white dust merges with the muddy water. The boat makes a u-turn at the bridge that links two countries. The passengers are tired and start to drift off into their own world. The film disintegrates. The crew and the cast wander off in the river of simulation. The border links the worlds of the dead and of the living. The memory of an anonymous dead father lingers. The boat still moves on as the dusk arrives.

   

  Apichatpong and his crew traveled to Nong Khai, a small town near Mekong River, and recruited local villagers to participate in the project.  For two days while on the boat, the crew and cast reconstructed a fake ceremony and find a narrative. Later, some of the crewmembers watched the footage and their conversations were recorded. During the process, one of them reprised a story of his dead father who came to visit him in his dream. Apichatpong asked him to sing for the film.

CAST

Sakda Kaewbuadee

Jenjira Jansuda

Nophakraw Ngawvichai

Prasit Donsung

STORY AND SONG

Nitipong Thinthupthai

DIRECTOR / CAMERA/ EDITOR Apichatpong Weerasethakul

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Suchada Sirithanawuddhi

VOICES Nitipong Thinthupthai/ Akekarat Homlaor/ Chadil Yeunying

STORY & SONG TO FATHER by Nitipong Thinthupthai

ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATOR Parichart Pu-Aree       

CONTINUITY  Manita Niyomprasit

ART DIRECTOR Akekarat Homlaor

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR Nitipong Thinthupthai

PROP MASTER Montri Busayasiri

STILLS Chukiat Wongsuwan

COSTUME DESIGNER Suphapich Thititammasak

SOUND DESIGN Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr

POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Lee Chatametikool

LABORATORY Retro Enterprises (Japan)/ SUPERVISED by Studio 8 Cinema (Hong Kong)

PRODUCER Luis Correia

FUNDED BY Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal

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