His obsession with remote landscapes and human struggle in hostile environments, particularly in Amazonian settings like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo', interrogates the fantasy of tropical escapism through existential tension.

His meditative films set in rural Thailand create dreamlike, sensory-rich experiences that embody tropical escapism while exploring memory, spirituality, and the passage of time in lush, languorous landscapes.