film – Tom Vater

Sacred Skin’s Aroon Thaewchatturat in Noir Nation

October 1, 2012October 4, 2012tomLeave a Comment

Just in time for our appearance at the UBUD Writers and Readers Festival in Bali, Noir Nation posts a short film interview with photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat on Sacred Skin, the first English language book on Thailand’s spirit tattoos, Sak Yant. Watch the clip here! Watch it here!

Sacred Skin – The Movie

June 10, 2012June 11, 2012tomLeave a Comment

Hm. Producer Api Sritakae has just remixed the soundtrack to our little Sacred Skin movie. Sacred Skin is the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos. Photographed by Aroon Thaewchatturat and written by me, published by Visionary World and designed by the NEW Studio in London. Song called Itchy Skin by Pussy & The […]

Die Zeit Kurzfilm über Sacred Skin

September 24, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Die Zeit hat einen Kurzfilm über Thailands heilige Tätowierungen – sogenannte Sak Yant – und mein neues Buch zum Thema, Sacred Skin, produziert. Mit dabei sind die thailändische Fotografin Aroon Thaewchatturat, der Fotograf James Nachtwey und ich. Der Film ist auf der homepage der Zeit zu finden.

Angkor – steinernes Herz der KhmerFrom the Archives: The Khmer Heart of Stone – Trailer

September 8, 2011September 14, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Mein erstes Drehbuch ist weiterhin als DV erhaeltlich. Einen neuen Kommentar ueber die Filmproduktion ist auf der englischen Version dieser Seite zu finden. Faszinierende Landschaften und farbenprächtige Kulturen. Die SWR-Reihe “Länder-Menschen-Abenteuer” führt rund um den Globus. In Begegnungen mit den Menschen in ihrem alltäglichen Leben werden fremde Kulturen lebendig, weitet sich der Horizont. KAMBODSCHA Angkor […]

From the Archives: The Greatest Show On Earth – Trailer!

August 31, 2011June 7, 2016tomLeave a Comment

The trailer for the first documentary film I worked on (screenplay and production manager), The Greatest Show on Earth, can now be viewed on director Marc Eberle’s website. The 30 min documentary follows Alok Sharma, the top policeman in charge of the 2001 Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of people on planet earth, ever! Being […]

Pussy & The Learjets – A Short Documentary by Gerhard Joren

January 18, 2011February 2, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Swedish photographer Gerhard Joren has produced a short documentary on the birth of Bangkok-based band Pussy & The Learjets. The two and a half minute film documents the Rock’n’Roll band’s live debut at The Overstay on January 15th. The four piece, formed in late 2010, is currently playing dates around Bangkok, Thailand and will record […]