Komtouch Dew Napattaloong

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Dedication from Afterland by Mai Der Vang

snaps by @leo.hugendubel during @berlinaleforum

ผีพัฒนา 𝐼𝑛 𝑆𝑢𝑚 is screening in Rome! In good company of @unarchivefest 's International Competition for shorts! Saturday, 30.05.2026 19:30 INTRASTEVERE CINEMA - Room 1 More info on unarchivefest.it

[English below] Hà Nội đón cơn mưa đá bất chợt chiều tối qua ngay trước giờ chiếu phim, Á Space vô cùng cảm ơn các bạn khán giả đã vượt mưa lớn và đường xá xa xôi tới xem phim và trò chuyện cùng Komtouch Napattaloong. Bốn bộ phim, trải dài trong quá trình thực hành 10 năm, cho thấy cả những bền bỉ và những đổi thay trong phong cách làm phim của Komtouch Napattaloong. Anh cũng chia sẻ về sự thay đổi ấy từ những phim tài liệu ban đầu, cho đến những thực hành thử nghiệm, video art hoặc phim mang tính luận. Và phim bí mật chiếu ở cuối buổi, cũng chính là phim mới nhất anh hoàn thiện năm 2026, theo lời anh nói, “là một dịp chiếu đặc biệt cho bối cảnh Việt Nam”. Á Space xin cảm ơn Komtouch, chúc anh thuận lợi trong hành trình thực hiện phim dài tiếp theo, và chờ đón được xem các phim mới của anh trong tương lai! ____ Á Space would like to thank everyone who braved the sudden hailstorm in Hanoi yesterday evening, just before the screening, to come and watch the films and engage in conversation with Komtouch Napattaloong. The four short films, spanning a decade of practice, revealed both the persistence and the shifts in his filmmaking. He also shared insights into this transition, from his early documentary works to more experimental practices, including video art and essayistic films. The secret film revealed at the end is his most recent work, completed in 2026; in his words, it was “a special screening occasion for the context of Vietnam.” Á Space would like to thank Komtouch, wish him the very best with his upcoming feature-length project, and look forward to seeing his future works! 📸 @thuyanhxanhmuot ✍️ @san_studio_san

A bit late but happy to share that ผีพัฒนา 𝙄𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙢 will have its Asian Premiere this month at the 27th Jeonju International Film Festival @jeonju_iff in the Expanded Cinema for Shorts 2 program! Info on venue and schedule coming soon 😀

Berlin 2026 snaps

Phi Pattana (In Sum) will celebrate its world premiere tonight as part of Forum Expanded's Program 3. Corroded pixels intertwine with archival Cold War images, assembling a partial account of “development” in Thailand’s northeast. Voices drawn from Thailand’s Role in the Vietnam War and images from the Shell Film Company’s Mekong River project (1964), together with Isan Film Group’s Tongpan (1977), appear, distort and thin out. At irregular moments, rural farmers appear and speak plainly with the cameraperson, who is working with a nearly expired point-and-shoot digital camera. Texts conjured from these broken images form a restless presence that is part-archive, part-machine, part-memory. The film began with an outdated consumer digital camera discovered in the drawers of the filmmaker’s old family home. The footage was gathered during its final period of use. Its corroded sensor struggles to form a “perfect” image, producing distortions that run alongside the narratives of development it encounters. Screenings: - Sat, Feb 14, 18:15 - Sun, Feb 15, 14:30

We're excited to share the poster for ผีพัฒนา 𝐼𝑛 𝑆𝑢𝑚 alongside the screening schedule at @berlinale . The film will be shown twice in the Kino Betonhalle at Silent Green as part of Program 3 of @berlinaleforum . 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙌&𝘼 @thisisdewkn @liewniyomkarn Saturday, 14.02.2026 18:15 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 2 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙌&𝘼 @thisisdewkn Sunday, 15.02.2026 14:30 "Corroded pixels intertwine with archival Cold War images, assembling a partial account of 'development' in Thailand’s northeast. Voices drawn from the film 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥’𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮 𝘞𝘢𝘳 (1967) and images from the Shell Film Company’s Mekong River project (1964), together with Isan Film Group’s 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘯 (1977), appear, distort and thin out. At irregular moments, rural farmers appear and speak plainly with the cameraperson, who is working with a nearly expired point-and-shoot digital camera. Texts conjured from these broken images form a restless presence that is part-archive, part-machine, part-memory. The film began with an outdated consumer digital camera discovered in the drawers of the filmmaker’s old family home. The footage was gathered during its final period of use. Its corroded sensor struggles to form a 'perfect' image, producing distortions that run alongside the narratives of development it encounters." a @rareoccupant production with support from @princeclausfund @purpletree.co music composer @liewniyomkarn post production @onecoolbkk a film by @thisisdewkn Hope to see you there! More info: link in bio

📍ศิลปิน: คมน์ธัช ณ พัทลุง และ Shahar Shoham | Komtouch Napattaloong and Shahar Shoham 📜”My Name is Marilyn, a Daughter of Sa-Udorn“ - Komtouch Napattaloong วิดีโอหนึ่งจอภาพ, เงียบ, เล่นวน, 6.15 นาที Single-channel video, silent, loops, 6.15 mins 📜”Sending Gravity“ - Komtouch Napattaloong and Shahar Shoham โรงเรือน, ประติมากรรมมาริลิน มอนโร โดย พนม สุทธิบุญ , หน้ากาก, บทเพลงจาก พงษ์พัฒน์ พาสันจร Greenhouse, Marilyn Monroe statue by Panom Suthiboon, mask, songs by Pongpat Pasanjun 📌สถานที่จัดแสดง: พิพิธภัณฑ์ประวัติศาสตร์ค่ายรามสูร | Ramasun Historical Museum สามารถเข้าชมได้ตั้งแต่วันนี้ - 30 พฤศจิกายน 2568 _____________________________________ 📍นิทรรศการศิลปะ 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗟 𝗜𝗜: 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘 INITIATIVE PROJECT BY NOIR ROW ART SPACE สถานที่: นัวโรว์ อาร์ตสเปซ, คริสตจักรเมืองอุดรธานี, พิพิธภัณฑ์ประวัติศาสตร์ค่ายรามสูร,โรงหนังวิสต้า อุดรธานี 🕘ตารางเวลาเข้าชม แต่ละสถานที่ - นัวโรว์ อาร์ตสเปซ | เปิดทุกวัน 10:30-19:00 - คริสตจักรเมืองอุดรธานี | จันทร์-เสาร์ 10:00-17:30 เฉพาะวันอาทิตย์ 13:00-17:30 - พิพิธภัณฑ์ประวัติศาสตร์ค่ายรามสูร | เปิดทุกวัน 09:00-16:00 - โรงหนังวิสต้า | *18 ต.ค. - 16 พ.ย.68* เปิดทุกวัน 09:00-19:00

Presenting from tomorrow until 30th November at @noirrowartspace 's Parallel II : InterZone, single channel silent video MY NAME IS MARILYN, A DAUGHTER OF SA-UDORN (2025) by Komtouch Napattalong and installation SENDING GRAVITY by Komtouch Napattalong and @dawnshoham are part of the ongoing Pickers and Packers project initiated by the two. Drawing on Shoham’s research into Isaan migrant labor and its entanglement with Thailand-Israel-U.S geopolitics and occupation, the works explore the legacies of American empire, labor exploitation, and settler-colonial dynamics. Both works are installed at the Ramasun Historical Museum, formerly a U.S. military radio research station, operated during a period that marks the beginnings of Isaan labor migration to the Middle East, and now part of a state-run agricultural demonstration program. The works reflect on the intersections of development discourse, agricultural innovation, military strategy, and the enduring entanglements of imperial and state power on the lives of Isaan workers. These works, situated at Ramasun, connect the legacies of American empire to the present-day realities of labor migration, post-war neglect, occupation and genocidal war, state violence, and the political and economic paradigms that continue to define Isaan workers' roles within global regimes of spectacle, development, and dispossession.