Movies: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

  • 2015
    The Legend of the Palme d'Or

    The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015)

    The Legend of the Palme d'Or

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    From Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the greatest recipients of this trophy recall special moments relating to the award ceremony which closes the Cannes Film Festival. This film brings to light movi...

    The Legend of the Palme d'Or
  • 2017
    async - first light

    async - first light (2017)

    async - first light

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    A collaboration between Apichatpong and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto from his album “async”. The people falling asleep in this film are all his friends, he sent cameras to friends and asked them to shoot. Apichatpong often carries Digital Harin...

    async - first light
  • 2023
    Solarium

    Solarium (2023)

    Solarium

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    Produced for the Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai, (2023), « Solarium » was inspired by a 1981 horror film, « The Sunken-Eyed Ghost », by Thai director Komarachun. This installation places the public in the mindset of the protagonist, a ghost seeking hi...

    Solarium
  • 2018
    Ten Years Thailand

    Ten Years Thailand (2018)

    Ten Years Thailand

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

    Ten Years Thailand
  • 2012
    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer (2012)

    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

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    Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong ...

    Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
  • 1969
    The Fountains of Paradise

    The Fountains of Paradise (1969)

    The Fountains of Paradise

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    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 author Arthur C. Clarke's 'The Fountain of Paradise' which is set in a fictional land based on a Sri...

    The Fountains of Paradise
  • 2013
    Concrete Clouds

    Concrete Clouds (2013)

    Concrete Clouds

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    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 struggle to hold on to his present....

    Concrete Clouds
  • 2013
    One Water

    One Water (2013)

    One Water

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    Tilda Swinton, a British actress and friend of Weerasethkul, organized Film on the Rocks, a film festival in the Maldives where she invited the artist to take part in the project. While he was with her, Weerasethakul asked Swinton to recall her dream...

    One Water
  • 2008
    Vampire

    Vampire (2008)

    Vampire

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

    Vampire
  • 2005
    Ghost of Asia

    Ghost of Asia (2005)

    Ghost of Asia

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    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 Thai island and, in a life-affirming gesture, they have invited some local children to direct the film...

    Ghost of Asia
  • 2012
    Mekong Hotel

    Mekong Hotel (2012)

    Mekong Hotel

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

    Mekong Hotel
  • 2020
    Cinetracts '20

    Cinetracts '20 (2020)

    Cinetracts '20

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    A global portrait documenting the year's events, Cinetracts '20 features the work of an international lineup of 20 filmmakers. Capturing the zeitgeist in their own backyard, the artists' short films are the culmination of a year-long residency projec...

    Cinetracts '20
  • 2013
    Past Present

    Past Present (2013)

    Past Present

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    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 very personal bond with his subject, and also found many of Tsai Ming-liang’s colleagues prepared to...

    Past Present
  • 2018
    Blue

    Blue (2018)

    Blue

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    A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of theatre backdrops unspools itself, unveiling two alternate landscapes. Upon the woman’s blue sheet, a flicker of light reflects and illuminates her realm of insomnia....

    Blue
  • 2022
    Durmiente

    Durmiente (2022)

    Durmiente

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

    Durmiente
  • 2024
    January Stories (version Harinezumi)

    January Stories (version Harinezumi) (2024)

    January Stories (version Harinezumi)

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    This film featuring Tilda Swinton was shot early 2024, in a abandoned camp of the Kew Thab Yang Forest Preserve in Chiang Rai. The artist made two versions filmed by different cameras, resulting in two expressions. This version, filmed with a pocket ...

    January Stories (version Harinezumi)
  • 2010
    Reincarnate

    Reincarnate (2010)

    Reincarnate

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    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. Moreover, a haunting past still gnaws, spreads, mates and mutates in a loop that cannot be eliminated. It di...

    Reincarnate
  • 2009
    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009)

    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

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

    A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
  • 2020
    2020

    2020 (2020)

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    Short for his website, kickthemachine....

    2020
  • 2016
    Art Through Our Eyes

    Art Through Our Eyes (2016)

    Art Through Our Eyes

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    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 directors – Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Brillante Mendoza, Eric Khoo, Ho Yuhang and Joko Anwar – handpicked ...

    Art Through Our Eyes