Awasarn Sound Man / Death of the Sound Man, Sorayos Prapapan, Thailand, 2017, 15′
Fiction, Comedy o.v. Thai, subtitles Italian
May 1st, 2018, 7 pm, Ridotto del Teatro Comunale di Vicenza
People’s voices are often neglected, and the same happens with the sound in films, the audience often don’t pay much attention to it. Two sound recordists are working on the final mix of a short film. Will their sound be heard by anyone?
Director’s bio-filmography
Sorayos Prapapan was born in 1986 in Bangkok. He started working in the Thai film industry as a Sound recordist and foley artist. He has directed many short films which were awarded in his home country and were screened in many international film festivals, including Rotterdam, Winterthur and Fribourg. In 2017 Death of the Sound Man had its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival, in the section Orizzonti.
Trailer
Director, Screenplay, Editing and Sound Editing Sorayos Prapapan
Cinematography Vijaktre Thirapatana
Sound Sorayos Prapapan, Chalermrat Kaweewattana
Music The Paradise Bangkok
Cast Chalermrat Kaweewattana, Nattapong Pipattanasub
Production Minimal Animal
Festival (selection) Mostra Internazionale di Arte Cinematografica di Venezia – sezione Orizzonti, Busan International Film Festival,Valladolid International Film Festival (special mention), International Short Film Festival Winterthur-International Competition (special mention), Zagreb International Film Festival, Ekadeshma Short Film Festival (best short) Singapore International Film Festival – International Short Film Competition (best directing) International Film Festival Rotterdam, Clermont Ferrand – Labo Competition