简介：Masksandoutfitsmadeofcoconuthusks,ricesteamers,shreddedragsandclangingbellstransformparticipantsofThailand’sPHITAKHONfestivalintoghosts,devils,demons,andspiritsunleashedforabacchanal.OutrageouswoodenphallusesandplentyofricewhiskeyheightenlicentiousbehaviorasMOLAM--Thaicountrygroovemusic--blastsfrommakeshiftbandsinthebackofpickuptrucks… Describedas‘TheMardiGrasfromHell’and‘ThaiHalloween"PHITAKHONisaghostfestivalthattakesplaceeveryyearintheIsanprovinceofNorthernThailand.Meaning'ghostswithhumaneyes'or‘ghostsfollowpeople’,PhiTaKhonfeaturesmagnificentcostumes,ornatemasks,decorativephallicicons,strangeceremonies,drinking,dancing,andendlessaddictiveMoLammusicinhigherdosesthanmostsoulscanprocess.Amind-blowingandobscuretraditionhiddenwithintheIndochinepeninsula. FilmedonlocationbyRobertMillisandRichardBishopinJune2004,PhiTaKhon:GhostsofIsan,isshotfromtheperspectiveofaparticipant,ensuringanintenseandimmersiveexperiencefortheviewer.…