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緬甸東部的撣邦雖擁有古老豐富的民謠傳統，但此地60多年來也飽受內戰之苦，產生不少流離失所的悲劇。影片以近似民族誌的目光，展現撣邦獨特的生活與信仰風貌，又以歌聲為絲線，遙遙串起情感與生死的紋理。集體記憶揮之不去的傷口，在一代又一代的傳唱下，傳達無聲大地的感傷，與人民身處苦難中的昇華。

賽諾康：「在我們國家，人們相信如果有人經歷可怕嚇人的事，守護靈便會從那個人身上跑走，此人將再也無法做夢，必須要把靈魂召喚回來，才能復原。《吟唱靈魂之歌》不只是一位母親在悲泣哭訴她消逝的孩子，同時也是身為電影導演的我在喚回自己的靈魂。」

In Shan State, Myanmar, ancient culture clashes with six decades of civil war. Once a renowned folk singer, Nan Mya Han now channels loss through metaphorical verses. A documentary intertwines her songs with scenes of rituals, delving into decay and impermanence amid political turmoil. It’s a poignant, mesmerising exploration of a people's resilience amidst upheaval.

‘In our country, people believe that if someone had experienced scary and frightening events, the guardian souls from the body would run away and that person would never have a dream anymore. In order to become cured of that, the soul has to be summoned back.

‘Song of Souls is not only the voice of a mother who is moaning and bewailing for her vanishing children but also the sound of calling my own souls as a filmmaker.’ - Sai Naw Kham