Sleepwalking Through the Mekong

Name: Sleepwalking Through the Mekong
Genre: Documentary,Music/Performing Arts
Rating: 25

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SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE MEKONG, 2007, Film 101 Productions, 68 min. Director John Pirozzi’s documentary follows the Los Angeles-based Dengue Fever as they travel to Cambodia to perform. Fronted by Cambodian pop star Ch’hom Nimol, who sings in Khmer, the sextet blends the rhythms of 1960s Cambodian pop with their own eclectic mix of American and international styles. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American R&B, Cambodian folk, spaghetti western weirdness and girl group angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is all their own. PLUS: the short, “Between Times” (7 min.) directed by and featuring Dengue Fever, and a video of their song “Sni Bong” (3 min.). PLUS, following the Q&A discussion, the short: "The Esso Trinidad Steel Drum Band" (1972, 28 min.). Directed by Bud Smith. From Trinidad to Tennessee, this film follows the ETS on their historic 1972 US tour in support of the Van Dyke Parks-produced album.

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Who directed Sleepwalking Through the Mekong?: John Pirozzi

What is Sleepwalking Through the Mekong about?: SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE MEKONG, 2007, Film 101 Productions, 68 min. Director John Pirozzi’s documentary follows the Los Angeles-based Dengue Fever as they travel to Cambodia to perform. Fronted by Cambodian pop star Ch’hom Nimol, who sings in Khmer, the sextet blends the rhythms of 1960s Cambodian pop with their own eclectic mix of American and international styles. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American R&B, Cambodian folk, spaghetti western weirdness and girl group angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is all their own. PLUS: the short, “Between Times” (7 min.) directed by and featuring Dengue Fever, and a video of their song “Sni Bong” (3 min.).

PLUS, following the Q&A discussion, the short: "The Esso Trinidad Steel Drum Band" (1972, 28 min.). Directed by Bud Smith. From Trinidad to Tennessee, this film follows the ETS on their historic 1972 US tour in support of the Van Dyke Parks-produced album.