“A place that you can go back anytime and know that someone is waiting for you there.”
A PLACE CALLED HOME captures the changes and repetitions of life with unscripted conversations. This creative documentary explores the experience of being Asian in Europe. It blends the intimacy of a visual diary with a gentle tension between longing and belonging.
A film by Pattrawan Sukmongkol & Max Jacoby
Starring Pattrawan Sukmongkol, Saran Mitsuhashi, Nuchanart Klinjan
Cinema Release in October 2025
With the support of
Ministère de la Culture
stART-up funds of the Œuvre Nationale
Fondation Eté
A PLACE CALLED HOME ——A year in the life of two Asian women living in Amsterdam. Shot on 16mm and filmed over the course of a year, in the rhythm of one day each month. The film captures the changes and repetitions of life with unscripted conversations.
Based on several real testimonies, condensed into one character, this creative documentary explores the experience of being Asian in Europe. It blends the intimacy of a visual diary with a gentle tension between longing and belonging.
Cinema Release in October 2025
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455-1 Films
Written & Directed by Pattrawan Sukmongkol & Max Jacoby
Cast: Saran Mitsuhashi, Nuchanart Klinjan, Elim Chan Meiko Janina Umezawa, Ella MacLaughlin, Francis Mocsin and the voice of Reuben Russell
16mm Cinematographer: Max Jacoby
8mm Cinematographer: Pattrawan Sukmongkol
Editor: Max Jacoby, Pattrawan Sukmongkol
Composer: Hans Nieuwenhuijsen
Sound: Ingo Dumlich, Mike Butcher
Sound Studio: Roll Studio
Foley Artist: Olivier Thys
Foley Recordist: Ken Nnganyadi
Foley Recording Studio: Philophon
Colorist: Carlo Thiel
Laboratory: Haghe Film
Camera Equipment: CineSupply Super 8 Camera: Tibor Dingelstad Super 8 Development: Super 8 Reversal Lab Kodak Film Stock: Cinefacilities Catering: PS.wecook.wedrink Credits: Kan Weracharoen
Music: Damn, look at the view! - Martin Luke Brown
With the support of
Ministère de la Culture
stART-up funds of the Œuvre Nationale
Fondation Eté
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