I am honored to announce documentary film ‘Dedication of Life‘ has been officially selected in 5th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival, taking place in Kyushu, Japan. It was an unforgettable project with flower artist unit ‘plantica’. taking place in Pattaya, Thailand in 2017. I appreciate the festival for looking into our past works.
–synopsis & credits —
A short documentary to focus into the various aspects of life, connected by the death of a former Thai King Rama IX. The event took place on December 2017 in ‘Sanctuary of Truth’ Pattaya, Thailand, as a 1st year condolence ceremony of the King. The event created diverse mixture of religious and cultural backgrounds, connecting people through a common sympathy. Associating to the event, the film puts a focus on 3 occupations; flower artists, craftsmen, and monks. By giving an insight through the roles of their dedication, the film seeks a meaning toward what life is about. Along with the musical score, the narration is generated by artificial intelligence voice, creating an outer perspective to gaze the activities of mankind.
10min17sec / 4K single channel video + stereo audio / 2018
In collaboration with flower artist unit ‘plantica’
Direction & Script:
Acci Baba ( https://accibaba.com )
Cinematography:
Michael Saup ( http://saup.de )
Acci Baba
Music:
Susumu Yokota
‘Future Tiger’
Written and performed by Susumu Yokota courtesy of Lo Recordings, published by Hub 100 Publishing.
Jun Iijima & Yuki Aida
‘Intimation’
Alphabeta
‘requiem’
Flower Artists:
plantica
Takashi Kimura / Chison Zen / Shohei Tachi /
Chihiro Terakado / Chihiro Moriba / Adrian Saup
Project Coordinator:
Chihiro Moriba
Phornsiri Sobsatian / S-Forest
