Phi Pattana

In Sum

Forum Expanded 2026

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 The film began with an outdated consumer digital camera discovered in the drawers of the filmmaker’s old family home.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.

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by Komtouch Napattaloong (Director) Thailand 2026 Thai, English 17' Colour & Black/White World premiere | Documentary form

Crew

Director	Komtouch Napattaloong
Cinematography	Komtouch Napattaloong
Editing	Komtouch Napattaloong
Music	Liew Niyomkarn
Sound Design	Liew Niyomkarn
Producer	Dano Napattaloong

Produced by

Rare Occupant

Nonthaburi, Thailand

Photos

Komtouch Napattaloong

Komtouch Napattaloong is an artist and filmmaker based in Bangkok. His film No Exorcism Film competed for the New:Vision Award at CPH:DOX 2024, and his debut feature documentary Hours of Ours premiered in the International Competition at the 2023 Visions du Réel. His work has been shown at international festivals including the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Jeonju International Film Festival and BFI London Experimenta, as well as in exhibitions such as the Bangkok Biennial and the Ghost2568: Wish We Were Here triennial. He is the co-founder of the audiovisual production company Rare Occupant.

Filmography (selection)

2023 Ror Wan (Hours of Ours) 2024 No Exorcism Film 2025 These Laticifers Keep Bleeding...; co-directed by Kaisa Saarinen, Bart Seng Wen 2026 Phi Pattana (In Sum); Forum Expanded 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026