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Death of the Sound Man

Sorayos Prapapan · Thailand · Dark Comedy / Satire · 16 min · 5.9K views

Directed by Sorayos Prapapan · Starring Chalermrat Kaweewattana, Nattapong Pipattanasub, Phuttiphong Aroonpheng · 2017

Two sound recordists roam around capturing sounds for a short film's final mix, trading deadpan talk about their craft and the Thai government along the way.

A dry, sly meta-comedy where the sounds of filmmaking double as quiet political commentary.

Voice of the people are often neglected, same as sound in film that audience don’t care. Two sound recordists are working on final mix of a short film. Will their sound be heard by someone?

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