Thailand, Documentary, 83 min
Original Title: Dokfa nai meuman
Countries: Thailand
Styles: Documentary
Duration (min): 83
Directors: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Screenwriters: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Actors: Documentary, Mesini Kaewratri, Phurida Vichitphan
Synopsis: This film is an experimental mix of documentary and fiction. The film crew travels from the Thai countryside to Bangkok, asking the people they encounter along the way to continue a story about a handicapped boy and his teacher. The inspiration for Mysterious Object at Noon was the Surrealist storytelling technique known as Exquisite Corpse, wherein a variety of writers would contribute to an ongoing story one sentence at a time, largely oblivious to what came before. Thai independent filmmak...