Synopsis

A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, Laya Project is a documentary about the lives and music culture of coastal and surrounding communities in the 2004 Tsunami-affected regions. Laya Project is a visual journey documenting folk music recorded and filmed on location in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, India and Myanmar. Some of these performances are rare, and documented for the first time. The musicians are primarily from coastal communities affected by the Tsunami of December 26th, 2004. For the international team of musicians, sound engineers and camera men who came together for this unique production, Laya Project is a celebration of life, and is dedicated to the survivors. Crossing boundaries of genre while still preserving the music of the people, Laya Projects’ essence is artistic purity and simplicity, from a nonjudgmental point of view. The production creates a composition that mixes and enhances the original recordings, and embarks on a visual and musical journey crossing borders, while preserving the music of the people.

감독

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  • 헤롤드 먼필스
  • 1968년 포르투갈에서 태어났으나 네덜란드, 대만, 아르헨티나 등지에서 거주하며 다양한 경력을 쌓았다. 1997년 광고 보조일을 시작한 후 런던으로 옮겨 런던영화학교에서 수학하며 영화계에 첫 발을 내디뎠다. 1996년 아시아로 이주한 이래 싱가포르, 말레이시아, 태국, 중국 등에서 얻은 복합적인 경험을 영화 작업에 녹여내고 있으며, <라야 프로젝트>는 감독의 이러한 경험이 체화된 첫 연출 작품이다.