elderly, grief, AI, slice of life
Rusmee keeps interacting with Chalerm, her dead husband, in the form of an AI chatbot. Only with the arrival of Fa, Chalerm’s former caretaker, the memories inhabiting the house are released, and a sense of loss finally accepted.
Domenico Singha Pedroli is a Swiss-Thai filmmaker based between Paris and Bangkok. His works articulate complex narratives that explore memory, identity, and diaspora in all their mutability. Trained in architecture at USI and in visual arts at Le Fresnoy, he has developed a sensitivity to photography, cinema, video art, and VR. His works have been presented at IDFA, Visions du Réel, DOK Leipzig, and Bogoshorts. He is developing his first feature, centered on themes of metamorphosis and trauma.
