In Plain View
TITLE
In Plain View
DIRECTOR
Luis Palomino
COUNTRY
Mexico, Thailand
YEAR
2021
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Short Documentary
In Plain View
Manot is blind and plays the sax on the sidewalk in Bangkok. Ten meters away from him Ayutthaya, a deaf-mute homeless, sniffs glue and sleeps all day. Through an impossible encounter between the two, instigated by the filmmaker, secrets will unfold.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Luis Palomino
Luis graduated with honors as a film director from Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (International top film school). His multi-awarded short film “The Last Veil (2013)” was screened in 2014 at the Critics Week in Cannes, alongside other 40 international film festivals. His first feature length documentary “Mi Sangre Enarbolada/ A Family Love Story (2016)” was shown in important venues across the continent, including the prestigious Guadalajara International Film Festival. His most recent short film “In Plain View” was shot in Bangkok Thailand and was released in 2021 and premiered at the Vancouver Latino International Film Festival. With a focus on compassion and acceptance, Luis Palomino’s search through the cinema aims to understand the human condition. Additionally he has worked as a filmmaker for international NGO’s such as Freeland (Thailand), USAID (USA) and Con Mono Maya (Mexico).
- Director Luis Palomino
- Screenplay Luis Palomino
- Cinematography Molly Ferrill, Luis Palomino
- Editing Luis Palomino
- Cast Manod Tiengraddawongu, Ayutthaya, Luis Palomino
- Producer/s Sirin Mcintyre, Smithi Skunnawat
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project Title In Plain View
- Project Type Short Documentary
- Completion Date January, 2021
- Country of origin Mexico
- Country of filming Thailand
- Language Spanish, Thai, English
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Luis Palomino
Luis graduated with honors as a film director from Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (International top film school). His multi-awarded short film “The Last Veil (2013)” was screened in 2014 at the Critics Week in Cannes, alongside other 40 international film festivals. His first feature length documentary “Mi Sangre Enarbolada/ A Family Love Story (2016)” was shown in important venues across the continent, including the prestigious Guadalajara International Film Festival. His most recent short film “In Plain View” was shot in Bangkok Thailand and was released in 2021 and premiered at the Vancouver Latino International Film Festival. With a focus on compassion and acceptance, Luis Palomino’s search through the cinema aims to understand the human condition. Additionally he has worked as a filmmaker for international NGO’s such as Freeland (Thailand), USAID (USA) and Con Mono Maya (Mexico).
Tirana International Film Festival
Short Documentary Competition, 2022
