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Of khaen and men
published : 16 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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Thai Country Living, a short film documentary released in 2020, is a delightful sojourn into the rural life of khaen maker Suman Chang Bour Tapkham, his family and village in the peaceful backwaters of the Isan region.
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Directed by Tubby Brother for the UK-based media agency Tubby Brother Films, the 15-minute film has garnered a number of festival awards, and was a shortlisted finalist for the Canada Shorts Film Festival in 2020. Joe Cummings, former Lonely Planet compiler, did the research.
There aren t many international films on khaen makers, and in fact, not too many on Thai traditional music either. In recent years I can only think of Y/Our Music, a full-length UK/Thai film directed and produced by Waraluck Hiransrettawat Every and David Reeve, which focuses on nine different Thai musicians, including master khaen player Sombat Simlar.