The Long Take

"I can recall the strange human-like wails I heard over the rice fields in the middle of the night, along with the implicit understanding that you needn’t bother question whether these sounds were real or a product of your own mind." Growing up in the Isan region of Thailand, came to realise that the real and the unreal intertwined in its mystical landscapes in a momentary sense of being. She explores the film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, which portrays her sensation profoundly and beautifully.

"High Life asks us to ponder what might be remembered of Earth if our worst environmental fears are realised - what we will salvage from the embers of our burning world." An audio essay, featuring music from the film, exploring the reproduced memories of a forgotten Earth and the "first-class suicide ride" of Claire Denis' time-warping space film.

Amazonian myth tells of a creature that lives deep in the forest. One that will lure you into the darkness, take your place, and return to your own life as you. But it will be hollow, lost in time, with no memory. The Chullachaqui. I saw this myth as something akin to a condition of my own, dissociation. I would often try to explain to people what it felt like. I said that I felt like I was the skin that the snake had shed. After watching Ciro Guerra's film Embrace of the Serpent, in which he explores the myth of the Chullachaqui, I realised I was not alone. I was there too. Through five contemporary documentaries - The Act of Killing, Waltz With Bashir, Casting JonBenet, Theatre of War and The Missing Picture - I delve further into this myth and explore how film can portray dissociation, loss of memory, and whether you can ever return from becoming your Chullachaqui.