Film, Concert & Album.

Micha Volders and Mutropia present SǒN, a wandering portrait of a prodigal son and his late father set against the world of Muay Thai. Blending raw, documentary-like realism with elements of fiction, the short film is anchored by the compelling presence of Bangkok-born actor Wachara Kanha.
Currently on its festival run, SǒN has won Best International Short at the Itaewon Film Festival (Seoul), Best Narrative Short at SEAiff (Manila) Best International Short at Nitiin IFF (Malaysia), and Best Original Score at the Wallachia IFF (Bucharest). The film had its official première at Film Festival Oostende and has been officially selected to compete at Venezia Shorts, 33 IFF Beijing, Berlin Lift-Off and many other festivals.

To Those who dream too much.

SŏN is Volders’ first leap into filmmaking and his debut as a solo recording artist. Shot on a shoestring budget with almost no resources, the film drifts between stark observation and fragile re-enactment, tracing a former Nak Muay as he grapples with his father’s legacy and the echoes of a career that never took off. Its soundtrack pushes back against the inner turmoil: jagged orchestral bursts, impressionistic patterns, and scrapyard rhythms carry Wachara Kanha’s introspective voice through dreamscapes and neon-lit backstreets. Beyond the screen, the score extends into an 81-minute album that opens new, imaginary scenes for the listener to explore.

"Making this film was a mix of survival, luck, and improvised invention. Some of it was captured on camera, much of it remains just precious memories…
The album is a trace of all the time I spent in that world…some kind of augmented reality, called SǒN."

—Micha Volders

Re-imagining the soundtrack with Tsubasa Hori and Andrew Claes.

The soundtrack of SǒN, composed and recorded by Micha Volders, is brought to the stage in a special live performance by a trio featuring Tsubasa Hori, Andrew Claes, and Volders himself.

Japanese percussionist Hori, a former member of the legendary drumming ensemble Kodo, performs on a wide-ranging instrumentarium, shifting between raw physical intensity and extreme sonic precision. Claes is known for his intergalactic sax work with STUFF. among many other projects, and blends acoustic saxophones and flutes with hybrid electronic woodwinds. Volders provides the sonic foundations and textures on which the original soundtrack was built, combining electronics with electro-acoustic instruments.

Sound and image converge as the performance is accompanied by visuals drawn from the archives of SǒN. Presented as a series of tableaux vivants, these images expand the film’s visual language and extend its narrative universe beyond the screen.

SǒN Trio

• Tsubasa Hori — percussion, koto, voice

• Andrew Claes — saxophones, flutes, electronics

• Micha Volders — electronics, electro-acoustic instruments

SǒN: OST Limited Edition Vinyl

Deluxe double LP gatefold with the extended soundtrack and lucid liner notes by Belgian artist, writer, and researcher Tom Lambeens, limited to 200 copies. Physical copies are available at concerts and in selected record stores. This album will not be released on streaming platforms.

2 X 180g vinyl housed in premium tip-on gatefold sleeve, with polylined kraft inner sleeves, kraft obi banderole with gold-foil print and SǒN bookmark with download code.

ALBUM CREDITS
Composed, performed, recorded and mixed by Micha Volders between 2023 - 2025 in Thailand and Belgium. Voice-over on 9, 13 & 22 by Wachara Kanha. Voice on 26 by unknown. Field recording on 27 by RTB45 (Attribution 4.0). Mastered by Gert Van Hoof at Cochlea Mastering. Layout & design by Mutropia.

FILM CREDITS
Micha Volders: script, direction, camera, editing, music and sound design

Cast
Wachara Kanha: son
Paramee Khumpeng: ex-lover
Lung Som: father
Yik Yoy: child
Sanit Looktuemsuea: masked fighter 1
Yokthai Khuensuek: masked fighter 2
Petchdaengneua: young fighter
Pongpisan Chunyou: trainer
Wachara Kanha: voice-over

Crew
Jethro Volders: assistant director
Chuensumon Dhamanitayakul: production manager & translator
Paramee Khumpeng: additional translator
Punnakrit Moktaisong: additional translator
Olivier Ogneux: colour grading
Yves Bertrand @ VC Studios: technical support
Yves De Mey @ Sonhouse: mix
Tim Geelen: golden mask

Thanks to: Emerald Muay Thai Krabi, Khun Suek Krabi, Sit Palang - Kru Sid - Ayuthaya, Luktupfah Muay Thai & Chinawut Sirisompan aka Grandmaster Woody chairman of Kru Muay Thai Association, Thapae boxing stadium. Thanks for your support: Jethro Volders, Chuensu Dhama, Kara Supeley, Tom Lambeens, Francq Volders, Jeffrey Auwerx, BL!NDMAN, Ward De Keteleare, Tomas Serrien, Greet Van Poeck, Caroline Derycke, Eric Sleichim, Tsubasa Hori, Tim Geelen, Simon May, Chrome Brulée, Lotte Vanhamel, Jaak De Digitale, Miet Warlop, Dijf Sanders, Kristof Van Den Bergh, Roman Hiele, Diren Agbaba, Lennert jacobs & Nana Vaneessen.

℗ & © Mutropia 2025.