Lai Khaen Project (2023–ongoing)
Project Status : In progress and financing
An ongoing project on the khaen — gathering and recording its sound, makers, players, and cultural presence through film, photography, and archival work.
Part I — Lai Khaen: Echoes of the Bond (2025)
Lai Khaen: Echoes of the Bond is a four-episode documentary series that follows and experiences the story of the "khaen" in various contexts. It explores the "bond" with the instrument through the perspectives of master khaen players, young artists, khaen makers, and scholars, all of whom have the "sound of the khaen" woven into their lives.
Documentary series: 4 episodes, 20–25 minutes / Thai / English sub / 25fps / 4K / 1.85∶1 / stereo / 2025
Supported by Thai Media Fund
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Part II — Ongoing, Development & Financing
- Lai Khaen: Echoes of the Bond (feature version, post-production)
- Lai Khaen Archive (in development and financing)
Produced by Radap-Saita Studio
Supported by Teun Pattayakul Foundation, Thai Media Fund