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director Santi Taepanich
country Thailand
year 2005
duration 23 minutes
media Digibeta PAL
color Color
distribution
Kreingsak Silakong
festival director World Film Festival of Bangkok
12 Floor, Nationa Building 44
Bangna-Trad Rd. Bangna
Bangkok 10260
Thailand

In Thailand, karaoke is a favourite recreational pass-time, and innumerable karaoke video-clips use the sea as decorative background. Santi Taepanich watches one of these karaoke clips being shot: in front of a giant poster, a young model lolls around: but, much to the photographer's fury, she refuses to spread her legs. The next model is a transsexual who talks about the loneliness brought about by his operation. In the background, we see a white, softly shining sandy beach dotted with palm trees. On the glossy paper and beneath the spotlight, its beauty is similar to that of the model: artificial, yet convincing. Under the surfae, both conceil their wounded and sad stories.
