Narong Bunchan

Fragments of a contemplative essay film drifting between memory and dream. I see an old man haunted by an elusive voice, and a fading childhood quietly watching over him, in a space where prolonged sleep blurs the boundary of what is real. This is a story written from elsewhere a place where I listen, observe, and record his story, in an attempt to weave together images of family, and the quiet violence of growing up.

Memory and Dreams is a hybrid documentary video essay and a personal record of memory, built around Kua’s recollection of a dream in which his grandmother appeared to him before she peacefully passed away. This record is woven from moving images and audio recordings made with his grandmother, both before and after her passing.