Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; Blissfully Yours, which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival; and Syndromes and a Century, which premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and was the first Thai film to be entered in competition there. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Weerasethakul has directed several features and dozens of short films. Themes reflected in his films (frequently discussed in interviews) include dreams, nature, sexuality (including his own homosexuality), and Western perceptions of Thailand and Asia, and his films display a preference for unconventional narrative structures (like placing titles/credits at the middle of a film) and for working with non-actors.

  • Title: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Popularity: 3.436
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1970-07-16
  • Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand
  • Homepage: http://www.kickthemachine.com
  • Also Known As: อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล, Aphichatphong Wirasetthakun, Joe, 아피찻퐁 위라세타쿤, 阿彼察邦·韦拉斯哈古, 아피찻퐁 위라세타꾼
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul Movies

  • 2013
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    Past Present

    Past Present

    6.3 2013 HD

    A contemplative trip down memory lane with one of the leading voices of the Second New Wave of Taiwanese Cinema. Saw Tiong Guan clearly established a...

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  • 1998
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    Circulation

    Circulation

    1 1998 HD

    This film is a Movies strip that consists of 365 frames. The actor is actually moving in one direction but appears to swing like a pendulum on the...

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  • 2012
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    Mekong Hotel

    Mekong Hotel

    5.4 2012 HD

    Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a...

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  • 2015
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    The Legend of the Palme d'Or

    The Legend of the Palme d'Or

    5.8 2015 HD

    From Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the greatest recipients of this trophy recall special moments...

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  • 2009
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    Behind the Blur

    Behind the Blur

    4 2009 HD

    An insightful documentary about Thai cinema, which features a colourful and long running film history, yet struggles as the industry attempts to move...

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  • 2014
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    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    7.1 2014 HD

    With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

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  • 1999
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    Thirdworld

    Thirdworld

    6.6 1999 HD

    A depiction of the landscape, both metaphorically and realistically, of Panyi island. Some footage in the film was taken from the material shot for...

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  • 1970
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    The Importance of Telepathy

    The Importance of Telepathy

    1 1970 HD

    Apichatpong Weerasethakul: "Thanks to the sculpture, we recall the victims of political violence in Thailand."

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  • 2016
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    Cinema Futures

    Cinema Futures

    6.2 2016 HD

    Analog celluloid strips are disappearing. Is film dying, or just changing? Are the world's film archives on the brink of a dark age? Renowned...

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  • 2018
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    A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    7.5 2018 HD

    Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who...

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  • 2012
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    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

    1 2012 HD

    Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through...

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  • 2018
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    Wiara

    Wiara

    1 2018 HD

    Six authorities of cinema describe their approach to transcendence, mysticism, spirituality and life after dead.

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  • 2014
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    Apichatpong Weerasethakul Solo Exhibition - PHOTOPHOBIA

    Apichatpong Weerasethakul Solo Exhibition - PHOTOPHOBIA

    1 2014 HD

    Apichatpong Weerasethakul's solo exhibition "PHOTOPHOBIA" is held commemorating the 5th anniversary of the opening of Kyoto City University of Arts...

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  • 2021
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    Uncertain Path

    Uncertain Path

    1 2021 HD

    Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Pedro Costa, Manoel de Oliveira y and the film's director, with their own personal views, share that thin line that links...

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  • 2010
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    Empire

    Empire

    1 2010 HD

    Initially a deep-sea diver is shown exploring a cave. Then a hand as shown handling a gastropod shell.

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  • 2004
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    Tropical Malady

    Tropical Malady

    6.7 2004 HD

    The passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The film is divided in two parts. The first half charts the modest attraction...

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  • 2004
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    Tropical Malady

    Tropical Malady

    6.7 2004 HD

    The passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The film is divided in two parts. The first half charts the modest attraction...

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  • 2006
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    Syndromes and a Century

    Syndromes and a Century

    6.8 2006 HD

    A story about director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s parents who were both doctors, and his memories of growing up in a hospital environment.

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  • 2010
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    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    6.6 2010 HD

    Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the...

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  • 2010
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    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    6.6 2010 HD

    Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the...

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  • 2002
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    Blissfully Yours

    Blissfully Yours

    6.7 2002 HD

    Min is an illegal Burmese immigrant living in Thailand who has contracted a mysterious painful rash covering his upper body. His girlfriend, Roong,...

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  • 2021
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    The Year of the Everlasting Storm

    The Year of the Everlasting Storm

    6.5 2021 HD

    Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to...

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  • 2009
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    Phantoms of Nabua

    Phantoms of Nabua

    5.9 2009 HD

    The story based on the mysterious portrait of the town of Nabua in northeastern Thailand. Soon after nightfall when the crepuscular violets concede...

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  • 2004
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    The Adventures of Iron Pussy

    The Adventures of Iron Pussy

    5.1 2004 HD

    A gang of local thugs come in and start roughing up the customers and get abusive with the daughter. Suddenly, an elaborately coifed and tastefully...

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  • 2000
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    Mysterious Object at Noon

    Mysterious Object at Noon

    6.4 2000 HD

    A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story. A TV-obsessed boxer, a group of...

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  • 2009
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    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

    6.5 2009 HD

    A filmmaker captures images that characterize the violence and repression as well as the hope of rebirth and remembrance in northeastern Thailand.

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  • 2021
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    Memoria

    Memoria

    6 2021 HD

    One morning, Jessica Holland, a Scottish orchid farmer visiting her sister in Bogotá, is woken by a loud ‘bang’. This haunting...

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  • 2008
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    Prosperity for 2008

    Prosperity for 2008

    8 2008 HD

    Made to celebrate the new year. A single firework travelling through the night sky.

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  • 1999
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    Thirdworld

    Thirdworld

    6.6 1999 HD

    A depiction of the landscape, both metaphorically and realistically, of Panyi island. Some footage in the film was taken from the material shot for...

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  • 2009
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    Haiku

    Haiku

    4.1 2009 HD

    In this video diary, Weerasethakul documents the set of Primitive Project in Nabua, Thailand, particularly the scene when teenagers are hypnotized...

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  • 2005
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    Worldly Desires

    Worldly Desires

    5.5 2005 HD

    One of three films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2005. A couple escaped their family to look for a spiritual tree in the...

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  • 2012
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    Mekong Hotel

    Mekong Hotel

    5.4 2012 HD

    Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a...

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  • 2012
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    Mekong Hotel

    Mekong Hotel

    5.4 2012 HD

    Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a...

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  • 2007
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    The State of the World

    The State of the World

    5.2 2007 HD

    An omnibus project examining, well, the state of the world.

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  • 2012
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    Ashes

    Ashes

    5.4 2012 HD

    In collaboration with Lomo, an Austrian camera company, and Mubi, a global film website, Weerasethakul was invited to make a work to launch the new...

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  • 2012
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    Ashes

    Ashes

    5.4 2012 HD

    In collaboration with Lomo, an Austrian camera company, and Mubi, a global film website, Weerasethakul was invited to make a work to launch the new...

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  • 2000
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    Mysterious Object at Noon

    Mysterious Object at Noon

    6.4 2000 HD

    A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story. A TV-obsessed boxer, a group of...

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  • 2008
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    Diseases and a Hundred Year Period

    Diseases and a Hundred Year Period

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2011
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    M Hotel

    M Hotel

    4.7 2011 HD

    a film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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  • 2007
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    Luminous People

    Luminous People

    1 2007 HD

    A group of people is in a boat traveling along Mekong River that stretches along the Thai-Laos border. They are running against the wind,...

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  • 2008
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    Mobile Men

    Mobile Men

    6 2008 HD

    A joyful shot recorded by Weerasethakul himself and two young men who become acquainted by filming each other in the back of a moving pickup truck....

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  • 2012
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    Cactus River

    Cactus River

    6 2012 HD

    Cactus River is a diary of the time Apichatpong Weerasethakul visited a newlywed couple near the Mekong River.

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  • 2008
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    Vampire

    Vampire

    6.444 2008 HD

    A film crew go in search of Nok Phii - a rare bird which feeds on the blood of other creatures.

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  • 2008
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    Vampire

    Vampire

    6.444 2008 HD

    A film crew go in search of Nok Phii - a rare bird which feeds on the blood of other creatures.

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  • 2006
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    The Anthem

    The Anthem

    5.5 2006 HD

    One of the ingrained rituals in Thai society is the blessing automatically given before certain ceremonies and events such as the playing of the...

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  • 2019
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    Strands

    Strands

    7 2019 HD

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  • 2009
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    I'm Still Breathing

    I'm Still Breathing

    1 2009 HD

    A Thai band, Modern Dog, was invited to Nabua for the making of a music video for one of their songs, I’m Still Breathing. The teens are...

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  • 2012
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    Sakda (Rousseau)

    Sakda (Rousseau)

    6 2012 HD

    Created in celebration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this short essay centres on a monologue delivered by...

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  • 2015
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    Vapour

    Vapour

    5 2015 HD

    The clouds descend onto a village and engulf it for a day. They touch the roof tiles, the beds, the chairs, the carpets, the grass, and the bodies,...

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  • 2018
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    Ten Years Thailand

    Ten Years Thailand

    6.2 2018 HD

    A collection of short films by five Thai directors imagining their country ten years into the future.

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  • 2018
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    Ten Years Thailand

    Ten Years Thailand

    6.2 2018 HD

    A collection of short films by five Thai directors imagining their country ten years into the future.

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  • 2023
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    Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

    Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

    9.5 2023 HD

    Lost cinema. Lost culture. Lost country. Lost people. How to recreate the past with nothing? Cinema of the impossible. The silent past is a horror...

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  • 2015
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    Cemetery of Splendor

    Cemetery of Splendor

    5.8 2015 HD

    In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in...

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  • 2013
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    Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    5.2 2013 HD

    Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of...

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  • 2008
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    Stories on Human Rights

    Stories on Human Rights

    2.7 2008 HD

    20 short films about human rights.

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  • 2019
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    2019

    2019

    1 2019 HD

    A short for his website, Kickthemachine

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  • 2015
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    Rolling

    Rolling

    6 2015 HD

    Dreams, travels, places, people.

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  • 2015
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    Rolling

    Rolling

    6 2015 HD

    Dreams, travels, places, people.

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  • 2015
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    Cemetery of Splendor

    Cemetery of Splendor

    5.8 2015 HD

    In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in...

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  • 1970
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    Jenjira, Death

    Jenjira, Death

    1 1970 HD

    Jenjira Pongpas-Widner describes a dream in which she discovers her lifeless body in a field.

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  • 2020
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    Decameron

    Decameron

    6.5 2020 HD

    Decameron was shot in lockdown during the Thai monsoon season, in 2020. In a dark room, a woman removes insects from a mosquito net in order to cook...

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  • 1970
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    Tong, Somchai

    Tong, Somchai

    1 1970 HD

    Sakda Kaewbuadee (Tong) describes a dream in which he and his friend Somchai find themselves in a room full of a huge book collection.

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  • 1970
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    Home

    Home

    7.7 1970 HD

    Home is a portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s house in Chiang Mai, during monsoon season.

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  • 1970
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    Sarit

    Sarit

    1 1970 HD

    The bas-relief represents Sarit Thanarat, former Thai prime minister who ruled Thailand in the early 1960s. This wall is also located next to a...

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  • 2022
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    Durmiente

    Durmiente

    1 2022 HD

    Durmiente shows Tilda Swinton, the lead actress of Memoria, sleeping in a bedroom as the shadows grow longer.

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  • 2000
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    Mysterious Object at Noon

    Mysterious Object at Noon

    6.4 2000 HD

    A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story. A TV-obsessed boxer, a group of...

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  • 2021
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    Night Colonies

    Night Colonies

    7.5 2021 HD

    A macro view of the microorganisms that flock to lamps in the darkness.

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  • 2007
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    Emerald

    Emerald

    8 2007 HD

    Like Kamanita, the unchanged Morakot is a star burdened with (or fueled by) memories. Apichatpong collaborated with his three regular actors, who...

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  • 2007
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    Emerald

    Emerald

    8 2007 HD

    Like Kamanita, the unchanged Morakot is a star burdened with (or fueled by) memories. Apichatpong collaborated with his three regular actors, who...

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  • 2007
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    Emerald

    Emerald

    8 2007 HD

    Like Kamanita, the unchanged Morakot is a star burdened with (or fueled by) memories. Apichatpong collaborated with his three regular actors, who...

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  • 2018
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    Home

    Home

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2014
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    Fireworks (Archives)

    Fireworks (Archives)

    1 2014 HD

    This film depicts Bunleua Sulilat’s temple/sculpture garden 'Sala Keoku', located in northern Thailand. Passages of blackness sporadically...

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  • 2014
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    Fireworks (Archives)

    Fireworks (Archives)

    1 2014 HD

    This film depicts Bunleua Sulilat’s temple/sculpture garden 'Sala Keoku', located in northern Thailand. Passages of blackness sporadically...

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  • 2014
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    Fireworks (Archives)

    Fireworks (Archives)

    1 2014 HD

    This film depicts Bunleua Sulilat’s temple/sculpture garden 'Sala Keoku', located in northern Thailand. Passages of blackness sporadically...

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Project

    Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Project

    1 1970 HD

    Described as being based on Weerasethakul's dreams.

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Project

    Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Project

    1 1970 HD

    Described as being based on Weerasethakul's dreams.

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  • 2011
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    Trailer for CinDi

    Trailer for CinDi

    1 2011 HD

    The official trailer for the 2011 CinDi FIlm Festival. An intimate choreography blurs the boundaries between stage curtain and screen.

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  • 2015
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    Vapour

    Vapour

    5 2015 HD

    The clouds descend onto a village and engulf it for a day. They touch the roof tiles, the beds, the chairs, the carpets, the grass, and the bodies,...

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  • 2001
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    Father

    Father

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1970
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    9 Temples to Heaven

    9 Temples to Heaven

    1 1970 HD

    A family of 9 takes their grandmother on a merit-making trip to 9 temples in 1 day, hoping to prolong her life. But the trip takes an unexpected turn.

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  • 2016
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    Fan Dog

    Fan Dog

    3 2016 HD

    For a Fiery Monkey Year.

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  • 2007
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    My Mother’s Garden

    My Mother’s Garden

    1 2007 HD

    Glistening objects from a jewelry collection inspired by carnivorous plants are transformed into a colourful sea of garden creatures through...

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  • 2001
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    Haunted Houses

    Haunted Houses

    1 2001 HD

    A collaboration with a group of villagers on the periphery of Khon Kaen province in the northeast of Thailand, recording them as they agree to take...

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  • 1994
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    Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

    Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

    1 1994 HD

    A short documentary by Apichatpong Weerasethakul about lives connected by radio.

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  • 2012
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    Cactus River

    Cactus River

    6 2012 HD

    Cactus River is a diary of the time Apichatpong Weerasethakul visited a newlywed couple near the Mekong River.

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  • 2007
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    My Mother’s Garden

    My Mother’s Garden

    1 2007 HD

    Glistening objects from a jewelry collection inspired by carnivorous plants are transformed into a colourful sea of garden creatures through...

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  • 2001
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    Haunted Houses

    Haunted Houses

    1 2001 HD

    A collaboration with a group of villagers on the periphery of Khon Kaen province in the northeast of Thailand, recording them as they agree to take...

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  • 1994
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    Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

    Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

    1 1994 HD

    A short documentary by Apichatpong Weerasethakul about lives connected by radio.

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  • 1994
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    0116643225059

    0116643225059

    1 1994 HD

    0116643225059 is an early experimental film by Weerasethakul made during his time at SAIC. The work is about a long-distance telephone conversation...

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  • 2007
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    Emerald

    Emerald

    8 2007 HD

    Like Kamanita, the unchanged Morakot is a star burdened with (or fueled by) memories. Apichatpong collaborated with his three regular actors, who...

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  • 2005
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    Worldly Desires

    Worldly Desires

    5.5 2005 HD

    One of three films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2005. A couple escaped their family to look for a spiritual tree in the...

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  • 2008
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    Mobile Men

    Mobile Men

    6 2008 HD

    A joyful shot recorded by Weerasethakul himself and two young men who become acquainted by filming each other in the back of a moving pickup truck....

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  • 1999
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    Thirdworld

    Thirdworld

    6.6 1999 HD

    A depiction of the landscape, both metaphorically and realistically, of Panyi island. Some footage in the film was taken from the material shot for...

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  • 2007
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    My Mother’s Garden

    My Mother’s Garden

    1 2007 HD

    Glistening objects from a jewelry collection inspired by carnivorous plants are transformed into a colourful sea of garden creatures through...

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  • 2008
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    Mobile Men

    Mobile Men

    6 2008 HD

    A joyful shot recorded by Weerasethakul himself and two young men who become acquainted by filming each other in the back of a moving pickup truck....

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  • 2012
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    Cactus River

    Cactus River

    6 2012 HD

    Cactus River is a diary of the time Apichatpong Weerasethakul visited a newlywed couple near the Mekong River.

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  • 1999
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    Thirdworld

    Thirdworld

    6.6 1999 HD

    A depiction of the landscape, both metaphorically and realistically, of Panyi island. Some footage in the film was taken from the material shot for...

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  • 2005
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    Worldly Desires

    Worldly Desires

    5.5 2005 HD

    One of three films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2005. A couple escaped their family to look for a spiritual tree in the...

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  • 1994
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    0116643225059

    0116643225059

    1 1994 HD

    0116643225059 is an early experimental film by Weerasethakul made during his time at SAIC. The work is about a long-distance telephone conversation...

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  • 1994
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    0116643225059

    0116643225059

    1 1994 HD

    0116643225059 is an early experimental film by Weerasethakul made during his time at SAIC. The work is about a long-distance telephone conversation...

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  • 1999
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    Windows

    Windows

    1 1999 HD

    Windows is Weerasethakul’s first work in video. It is an improvisational piece using little physical movement to capture the “natural...

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  • 1999
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    Windows

    Windows

    1 1999 HD

    Windows is Weerasethakul’s first work in video. It is an improvisational piece using little physical movement to capture the “natural...

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  • 2001
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    Haunted Houses

    Haunted Houses

    1 2001 HD

    A collaboration with a group of villagers on the periphery of Khon Kaen province in the northeast of Thailand, recording them as they agree to take...

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  • 1994
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    Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

    Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

    1 1994 HD

    A short documentary by Apichatpong Weerasethakul about lives connected by radio.

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  • 2000
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    Mysterious Object at Noon

    Mysterious Object at Noon

    6.4 2000 HD

    A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story. A TV-obsessed boxer, a group of...

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  • 2000
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    Mysterious Object at Noon

    Mysterious Object at Noon

    6.4 2000 HD

    A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story. A TV-obsessed boxer, a group of...

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  • 1999
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    Windows

    Windows

    1 1999 HD

    Windows is Weerasethakul’s first work in video. It is an improvisational piece using little physical movement to capture the “natural...

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  • 2007
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    Meteorites

    Meteorites

    1 2007 HD

    Made for 'Short Films for the King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th Birthday', 2007.

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  • 2005
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    Ghost of Asia

    Ghost of Asia

    1 2005 HD

    Taking the recent tsunami in Asia as its starting point, the filmmakers have used the idea of a ghost seen wandering along the rocky coastline of a...

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  • 2011
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    Monsoon

    Monsoon

    1 2011 HD

    Made for 3.11 A Sense of Home Films project, organised by the Nara IFF Organising Committee.

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  • 2011
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    Monsoon

    Monsoon

    1 2011 HD

    Made for 3.11 A Sense of Home Films project, organised by the Nara IFF Organising Committee.

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  • 2003
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    This and a Million More Lights

    This and a Million More Lights

    1 2003 HD

    One of several one-minute artists’ videos made for the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s 46664: Give 1 Minute of Art to AIDS campaign. A...

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  • 2005
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    Ghost of Asia

    Ghost of Asia

    1 2005 HD

    Taking the recent tsunami in Asia as its starting point, the filmmakers have used the idea of a ghost seen wandering along the rocky coastline of a...

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  • 2002
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    Blissfully Yours

    Blissfully Yours

    6.7 2002 HD

    Min is an illegal Burmese immigrant living in Thailand who has contracted a mysterious painful rash covering his upper body. His girlfriend, Roong,...

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  • 1999
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    Malee and the Boy

    Malee and the Boy

    1 1999 HD

    The subject is a 10 year-old boy who is in charge of the microphone. He roams to places around Bangkok to gather sounds for the video. The sound...

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Malee and the Boy

    Malee and the Boy

    1 1999 HD

    The subject is a 10 year-old boy who is in charge of the microphone. He roams to places around Bangkok to gather sounds for the video. The sound...

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Monsoon

    Monsoon

    1 2011 HD

    Made for 3.11 A Sense of Home Films project, organised by the Nara IFF Organising Committee.

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Ghost of Asia

    Ghost of Asia

    1 2005 HD

    Taking the recent tsunami in Asia as its starting point, the filmmakers have used the idea of a ghost seen wandering along the rocky coastline of a...

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Malee and the Boy

    Malee and the Boy

    1 1999 HD

    The subject is a 10 year-old boy who is in charge of the microphone. He roams to places around Bangkok to gather sounds for the video. The sound...

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Footprints

    Footprints

    1 2014 HD

    Weerasethakul's contribution to an omnibus production exploring analogies between football and everyday life. The project was created by Mexican film...

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Ghost of Asia

    Ghost of Asia

    1 2005 HD

    Taking the recent tsunami in Asia as its starting point, the filmmakers have used the idea of a ghost seen wandering along the rocky coastline of a...

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    This and a Million More Lights

    This and a Million More Lights

    1 2003 HD

    One of several one-minute artists’ videos made for the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s 46664: Give 1 Minute of Art to AIDS campaign. A...

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    This and a Million More Lights

    This and a Million More Lights

    1 2003 HD

    One of several one-minute artists’ videos made for the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s 46664: Give 1 Minute of Art to AIDS campaign. A...

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    La Punta

    La Punta

    5 2013 HD

    A short film made for "Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded."

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  • 2022
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    A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)

    A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)

    1 2022 HD

    Interrogating the possibilities of an existence without his memories, A Conversation with the Sun draws on selected self-documented footage over...

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  • 2022
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    A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)

    A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)

    1 2022 HD

    Interrogating the possibilities of an existence without his memories, A Conversation with the Sun draws on selected self-documented footage over...

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  • 2022
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    On Blue

    On Blue

    1 2022 HD

    A short film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul in collaboration with composer Rafiq Bhatia and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

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  • 2011
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    3.11 A Sense of Home

    3.11 A Sense of Home

    6.5 2011 HD

    In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second short film in tribute to those who were lost that day.

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  • 2011
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    Quattro Hong Kong 2

    Quattro Hong Kong 2

    1 2011 HD

    Four short tales set in contemporary Hong Kong.

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  • 2022
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    For Bruce

    For Bruce

    1 2022 HD

    Short film made for From Here to Heaven in Bilbao, Spain.

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  • 2006
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    Syndromes and a Century

    Syndromes and a Century

    6.8 2006 HD

    A story about director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s parents who were both doctors, and his memories of growing up in a hospital environment.

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  • 2004
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    The Adventures of Iron Pussy

    The Adventures of Iron Pussy

    5.1 2004 HD

    A gang of local thugs come in and start roughing up the customers and get abusive with the daughter. Suddenly, an elaborately coifed and tastefully...

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  • 2002
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    I-San Special

    I-San Special

    5 2002 HD

    The soundtrack to a radio soap opera set in a luxury hotel is acted out by characters who are riding a ramshackle bus from Bangkok to a small town in...

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  • 2016
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    Art Through Our Eyes

    Art Through Our Eyes

    1 2016 HD

    As an omnibus of short films, Art Through Our Eyes is inspired by the art collection found at the National Gallery Singapore. Each of the five...

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    For Shellie

    For Shellie

    1 1970 HD

    An hommage to Shellie Fleming

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  • 2015
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    Fever Room

    Fever Room

    1 2015 HD

    "Fever Room" features Jenjira (Jen) and Banlop (Itt), two of Apichatpong’s regular actors who also appear in his film, "Cemetery of Splendour"....

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  • 2012
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    20 Little Films

    20 Little Films

    1 2012 HD

    Each year since 1995, the Viennale has asked a great, international director to make his or her own personal contribution to the festival: a...

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Invisibility

    Invisibility

    1 2016 HD

    Invisibility displays Weerasethakul’s continued interest in the issue of perception and memory. The installation takes threads from his recent...

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Invisibility

    Invisibility

    1 2016 HD

    Invisibility displays Weerasethakul’s continued interest in the issue of perception and memory. The installation takes threads from his recent...

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  • 1970
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    The Fountains of Paradise

    The Fountains of Paradise

    1 1970 HD

    Film inspired by two things: an article written by a Thai woman who went Sri Lanka on a religious pilgrimage by climbing a holy mountain, and sci-fi...

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Fountains of Paradise

    The Fountains of Paradise

    1 1970 HD

    Film inspired by two things: an article written by a Thai woman who went Sri Lanka on a religious pilgrimage by climbing a holy mountain, and sci-fi...

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  • 2017
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    Railway Sleepers

    Railway Sleepers

    7 2017 HD

    The first railway line in Thailand was inaugurated in 1893 – a sign of progress and prosperity. Shot over eight years on every active line of...

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Meteorites

    Meteorites

    1 2007 HD

    Made for 'Short Films for the King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th Birthday', 2007.

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  • 2015
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    Cemetery of Splendor

    Cemetery of Splendor

    5.8 2015 HD

    In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in...

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  • 2009
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    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

    6.5 2009 HD

    A filmmaker captures images that characterize the violence and repression as well as the hope of rebirth and remembrance in northeastern Thailand.

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  • 2009
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    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

    6.5 2009 HD

    A filmmaker captures images that characterize the violence and repression as well as the hope of rebirth and remembrance in northeastern Thailand.

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  • 2009
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    An Evening Shoot

    An Evening Shoot

    1 2009 HD

    A group of teens gather at a house near the rice field for the shooting of an unknown movie. Wearing army costumes, they practice with their gun, one...

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  • 2018
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    Ten Years Thailand

    Ten Years Thailand

    6.2 2018 HD

    A collection of short films by five Thai directors imagining their country ten years into the future.

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Ablaze

    Ablaze

    1 2016 HD

    ABLAZE premiered at the 27th Singapore Film Festival, November 24, 2016

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  • 2017
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    async - first light

    async - first light

    6 2017 HD

    A collaboration between Apichatpong and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto from his album “async”. The people falling asleep in this film...

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  • 2009
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    Making of the Spaceship

    Making of the Spaceship

    1 2009 HD

    The working men, the animals, and the rain orchestrated this silent video portraying a month-long, spaceship-making process.

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  • 2009
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    A Dedicated Machine

    A Dedicated Machine

    1 2009 HD

    Nabua’s spaceship as an ideally manufactured vessel slowly lifts off from the ground and flutters in the air for a moment. Then it moves back...

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  • 2009
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    Nabua

    Nabua

    1 2009 HD

    A documentation of Nabua altered into a field of lightning. The film, in the manner of an old sci-fi or horror movie, shows a set of mini-explosions...

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  • 2021
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    Memoria

    Memoria

    6 2021 HD

    One morning, Jessica Holland, a Scottish orchid farmer visiting her sister in Bogotá, is woken by a loud ‘bang’. This haunting...

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  • 2021
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    Memoria

    Memoria

    6 2021 HD

    One morning, Jessica Holland, a Scottish orchid farmer visiting her sister in Bogotá, is woken by a loud ‘bang’. This haunting...

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Short Plays

    Short Plays

    5.1 2014 HD

    Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.

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  • 2018
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    Hale County This Morning, This Evening

    Hale County This Morning, This Evening

    5.9 2018 HD

    Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive...

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  • 2018
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    Blue

    Blue

    6.1 2018 HD

    A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of theatre backdrops unspools itself, unveiling two alternate landscapes. Upon the woman’s blue...

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  • 2018
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    Blue

    Blue

    6.1 2018 HD

    A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of theatre backdrops unspools itself, unveiling two alternate landscapes. Upon the woman’s blue...

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Dilbar

    Dilbar

    1 2013 HD

    Commissioned by The Sharjah Art Foundation

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Second Love in Hong Kong

    Second Love in Hong Kong

    1 2002 HD

    Second Love in Hong Kong shares a common theme in the art works of Christelle and Apichatpong – a minimalist portrayal of hybrid...

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  • 1970
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    Mi Madre Siempre

    Mi Madre Siempre

    1 1970 HD

    Isabella, a woman in her mid-twenties, finally decides to tell her boyfriend that she is pregnant. His reaction leaves a rippling effect that causes...

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  • 2004
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    TON

    TON

    1 2004 HD

    Before Weerasethakul makes a new feature film, he conducts thorough research related to the topic of his interest. For his feature film, Tropical...

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  • 2013
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    Blue Propeller

    Blue Propeller

    1 2013 HD

    Blue Propeller is made to be shown with One Water. The fingernails were painted the color of the sky and the sea. But the sky was grey. The nail...

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  • 2009
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    Nabua Song

    Nabua Song

    1 2009 HD

    Petch, one of the young men of Nabua, composed and plays this song about his village written to commemorate the first shoot-out between the army and...

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

    The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

    6 2008 HD

    There is a room at a Palace Museum that is filled with spirits. It accommodates countless of memories spanning several centuries. The room has...

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Fireworks Sketch

    Fireworks Sketch

    1 2014 HD

    Single-channel video installation, digital

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  • 2007
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    Teem

    Teem

    1 2007 HD

    Teem Nov 20, 9:53 min. Teem Nov 21, 22:38 min. Teem Nov 22, 27:31 min. Each projection in this work is a daily morning portrait of Teem, the...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Jenjira, Brother Triam

    Jenjira, Brother Triam

    1 2018 HD

    Jenjira, Brother - video SD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Father

    Father

    1 2014 HD

    The original footage in Father was shot in 2003 by Weerasethakul’s brother when their father was undergoing kidney dialysis. Forever stuck in...

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  • 1993
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    Bullet

    Bullet

    1 1993 HD

    Bullet is Weerasethakul’s first film, an experimental, silent short that explores light and time. Here, one can see many tropes that continue...

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  • 2013
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    One Water

    One Water

    1 2013 HD

    Tilda Swinton, a British actress and friend of Weerasethkul, organized Film on the Rocks, a film festival in the Maldives where she invited the...

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  • 2017
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    Memoria, Boy at Sea

    Memoria, Boy at Sea

    1 2017 HD

    The work is part of the Memoria Project, the first major series of work that is set outside of Weerasethakul’s home country. Given his affinity...

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    For Monkeys Only

    For Monkeys Only

    1 2014 HD

    For Monkeys Only - Video SD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    The Parrot (Papagajka)

    The Parrot (Papagajka)

    6.2 2016 HD

    A stranger arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir's reclusive world. Little by little she takes over his life. She absorbs his dreams, until...

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Concrete Clouds

    Concrete Clouds

    6.4 2013 HD

    Amidst the post-economic crash, a man must return from abroad after his father committed suicide. After return home, he must confront his past and...

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Primitive

    Primitive

    1 2009 HD

    A series of short films in which the history of the Thai border town of Nabua is re-imagined as an elusive science fiction ghost story rooted in Thai...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Fiction

    Fiction

    1 2018 HD

    "light-time, fluorescent lamps buzzing and scuttling insects a hand writing in a blank book, writing and attempting to record a dream. The image...

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  • 2019
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    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    5 2019 HD

    Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over...

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  • 2006
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    Syndromes and a Century

    Syndromes and a Century

    6.8 2006 HD

    A story about director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s parents who were both doctors, and his memories of growing up in a hospital environment.

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    6.6 2010 HD

    Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the...

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Boys at Noon

    Boys at Noon

    1 2000 HD

    Mock documentary following the escapades of three teenagers on an afternoon jaunt.

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Cinetracts '20

    Cinetracts '20

    6 2020 HD

    A global portrait documenting the year's events, Cinetracts '20 features the work of an international lineup of 20 filmmakers. Capturing the...

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    October Rumbles

    October Rumbles

    7 2020 HD

    The acclaimed filmmaker has created an original short film in response to the global pandemic, titled October Rumbles.

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Vapour

    Vapour

    5 2015 HD

    The clouds descend onto a village and engulf it for a day. They touch the roof tiles, the beds, the chairs, the carpets, the grass, and the bodies,...

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Reincarnate

    Reincarnate

    4.3 2010 HD

    A teacher and his student go on a trip to a magical island where there is urban life and tourist attractions as well as a palace and temples....

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Flowers & Banana Wind

    Flowers & Banana Wind

    1 2020 HD

    Video to celebrate Anthology Film Archives’ 50th Anniversary

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    2020

    2020

    1 2020 HD

    Short for his website, kickthemachine.

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Nokia Short

    Nokia Short

    1 2003 HD

    A short film made with a mobile phone, commissioned by Nokia as part of the promotion of the first model of a cellular phone with a built-in camera.

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Nokia Short

    Nokia Short

    1 2003 HD

    A short film made with a mobile phone, commissioned by Nokia as part of the promotion of the first model of a cellular phone with a built-in camera.

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Nokia Short

    Nokia Short

    1 2003 HD

    A short film made with a mobile phone, commissioned by Nokia as part of the promotion of the first model of a cellular phone with a built-in camera.

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  • 1970
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    January Stories (version Harinezumi)

    January Stories (version Harinezumi)

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Sleep Song

    Sleep Song

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Walking

    Walking

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Action et Réaction

    Action et Réaction

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Solarium

    Solarium

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1995
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    Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

    3.5 1995 HD

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