The Forgotten Voices of the Mekong
Synopsis
The Forgotten Voices of the Mekong tells a story of two women fighting to claim their lost spirits’ attachment to the Mekong River, while channeling community resilience toward its protection.
It is part of the Mekong 2030 project which is an anthology film comprising five short stories that envision the future of the Mekong River from different cultural perspectives.
The Forgotten Voices of the Mekong was filmed in Huay Kai & Nam Hope village, Tachileik, border between Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos.
Director Bio
Sai Naw Kham made his first foray into directing in 2014 whilst a beginner student at Yangon Film School with The Crocodile Creek, a short film which merged myth and memory to explore present-day environmental issues in Myanmar’s Yangon River. For his next film, 32 Souls (YFS, 2015), he travelled to his native Shan to portray one woman’s memories in this war-torn part of Myanmar. Following its international premiere at DOK Leipzig in 2016, this film went on to screen to acclaim at festivals including Busan in Korea and at Kathmandu’s Film South Asia Festival in Nepal. In 2020, he directed a short drama, The Forgotten Voices of the Mekong, which has screened at a number of festivals as part of an anthology film entitled ‘Mekong 2030’. Song of Souls is his first feature-length documentary.
Credits
As Grandma:
Mi Gei
As Charlie:
Calet
As Monica:
Hay Dar May
Director:
Sai Naw Kham
Script Writer:
Shunn Lei Swe Yee
Producer:
Soe Arkar Htun
DOP:
Soe Kyaw Htin Tun
Assistance Director:
Jupiter
Production Designer & Casting Director:
Chit Moe Pio
Editor :
Thet Su Hlaing
Festival Screenings
Tokyo International Film Festival 2020
SeaShorts Film Festival 2020 (Opening Film)
Cambodia International Film Festival 2020
Krakow Gren Film Festival 2020
Wathann Film Festival 2020
Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival 2020
Cambodia Town Film Festival 2020
Dili International Film Festival 2020
Painting with Lights: Festival of International Film on Art 2020
