Xaisongkham Induangchanthy

 

Xaisongkham Induangchanthy is both a community radio coach and an independent filmmaker. He was first introduced to a world of cinema when he studied mass communications in Singapore. He has always wanted to be a film director ever since. His first documentary won ‘Outstanding Documentary’ at the 4^th Annual Student Film and TV Festival in Hong Kong. He then furthered his study in video production in Australia before joining a group of emerging Lao filmmakers called ‘Lao New Wave Cinema’ to make the first thriller drama in Lao movie history. In addition to his job as a community radio coach, he also finds time and resource to make a short film.

 

As a community radio coach, he has been working with the first community radio in Laos since 2006. Currently the programme that he is working for is supporting the establishment of 4 community radios in the poorest districts in Laos. The programme is trying to help rural communities to have better access to relevant  information and bottom‐up communication channels, allowing people to take informed decisions,  express their views, share knowledge and validate  their  cultures and traditions. In the future, more community radios will be set up throughout Laos.

 

Filmography

 

-2005 Against the Tide (Documentary)/Director, Cameraman

-2010 Lost in Transition (Documentary)/Director, Cameraman, Editor

-2011 At the Horizon (Thriller Drama)/Producer, Assistant Director

-2012 Connected. Synchronizing (Short)/Co-director, Screenwriter, Editor

-2012 Sleepless Nights (Short)/Director, Screenwriter, Editor