Synopsis

"A Brief History of Memory" is dedicated to the people who died during the political crisis in Thailand. The effect of the crisis is presented by a voice of a mother who lost her son in April 2009 and overlaid with moving images of the Nang-Lerng community where she and her family lived.

Director's Statement

The Nang-Lerng community survives through continuous changes, which cause many memorial imprints, one after another, memories that have been conveyed from one generation to another, memories that have been conveyed from those who went away before to those who are still here. Even though time has changes, these memories are still drifting and circling around.

As an outsider, being able to capture these memories and convey it as a film, is like capturing a brief history of memory and not just letting it slip as time is passing by. And also to mourn over those who passed away.

Within the filming process, there was an activity within Nang-Lerng community, which was to wash lice off of children's hair for their better personal health. Some of the pictures that were captured during the activity, such as the photographs of the dead lice, and the photographs of children, were used as parts of the documentary