Phantoms of Nabua is a portrait of home. The film portrays a communication of lights, the lights that exude, on the one hand, the comfort of home and, on the other, of destruction.The quality is great for flash video and loads really fast. Kudos to Animate for that.
Also, 'Mobile Men' part of Art for the World an event to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be seen on YouTube. There are quite a few critical comments in response to the film since it doesn't seem to directly address issues of human rights, migration, poverty and etc. But as with most of his films, these issues lie at the core of the film's approach.
It's better explained in this interview:
I have been interested in a topic of extinction for a while, the extinction of species, of voices, of tradition, and of cinema. Thai society on the surface looks peaceful, however, there are so many injustices going on that contribute to the elimination of “the other”.
... the main actor is played by a migrant worker from Shan state in Burma named Jaai. The shooting of this film provided me a great opportunity to learn from his stories. He is one of the lucky ones who have decent jobs and are contented with the new living condition. But there exist many others who are still living in the opposite circumstances.
By the act of making the film, I would like to instill and capture his confidence and dignity. It is not about storytelling, but about a man who is full of life.
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