My Friend Rain is an abstract homage to the endless monsoon cycles of rebirth and destruction throughout Southeast Asia. Dreamy musical segments, fleeting glimpses, odd sounds, temple shrines, tropical backdrops, decay, death, languid afternoon rains, and mysterious celebratory events take the viewer from soaked mornings in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy delta to humid nights on the streets of Isan province. The overall experience is an impressionistic collage of sight and sound captured live and in the moment on location in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. Some soundtrack highlights: a gorgeous Thai Luk Thung track by Waiphot Phetsuphan, a classic Khmer performance by Pan Ron, one of the Queens of Cambodian music, and an epic Burmese pop rendition of the Bee Gee’s How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, alongside folk performers, street musicians and a traditional Burmese orchestra. Directed by Robert Millis.
NR, 40 min., 2010. No dialogue or narration.
Program will include 12 extra minutes of bonus footage.
This program made possible with kind permission from Sublime Frequencies.
LOCATION:Golden Gate Valley - Golden Gate Valley Meeting Room CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Film: My Friend Rain END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR