Profile
Komtouch Napattaloong is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Thailand. His work explores identity deconstructions, belonging anxieties, migration narratives, and historical translations. He examines questions of memory, displacement, and the fluid nature of identity, often through experimental and documentary forms.
Komtouch’s latest video piece, “NO EXORCISM FILM”, competed at CPH:DOX 2024 for the NEW:VISION award. His debut feature documentary, "HOURS OF OURS", premiered at the Visions du Réel 2023 International Competition. A 2016 Abbas Kiarostami Filmmaking in Cuba Workshop participant and a 2024 Berlinale Talents participant, his works have been showcased at various international festivals. Additionally, his works are featured at the Bangkok Biennial, Protocinema's A Few In Many Places Bangkok exhibition, Thailand Biennale's Open World Cinema, and the GHOST2568 triennial. He is the co-founder of Rare Occupant, an audio-visual works production company and services based in Thailand.
