Apichatpong Weerasethakul Movies

  • 2009
    Nabua

    Nabua

    Nabua

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    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...

    Nabua
  • 2019
    Strands

    Strands

    Strands

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    Strands
  • 2009
    A Dedicated Machine

    A Dedicated Machine

    A Dedicated Machine

    02009HD

    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...

    A Dedicated Machine
  • 2008
    Prosperity for 2008

    Prosperity for 2008

    Prosperity for 2008

    82008HD

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

    Prosperity for 2008
  • 2005
    Worldly Desires

    Worldly Desires

    Worldly Desires

    5.52005HD

    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...

    Worldly Desires
  • 2017
    Railway Sleepers

    Railway Sleepers

    Railway Sleepers

    72017HD

    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...

    Railway Sleepers
  • 2013
    Concrete Clouds

    Concrete Clouds

    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...

    Concrete Clouds
  • 2007
    Meteorites

    Meteorites

    Meteorites

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

    Meteorites
  • 2010
    Empire

    Empire

    Empire

    02010HD

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

    Empire
  • 2009
    Nabua Song

    Nabua Song

    Nabua Song

    02009HD

    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...

    Nabua Song
  • 2009
    I'm Still Breathing

    I'm Still Breathing

    I'm Still Breathing

    02009HD

    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...

    I'm Still Breathing
  • 2014
    Fireworks (Archives)

    Fireworks (Archives)

    Fireworks (Archives)

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

    Fireworks (Archives)
  • 2013
    One Water

    One Water

    One Water

    02013HD

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

    One Water
  • 2011
    Monsoon

    Monsoon

    Monsoon

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

    Monsoon
  • 2008
    The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

    The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

    The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

    62008HD

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

    The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
  • 2016
    Fan Dog

    Fan Dog

    Fan Dog

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    For a Fiery Monkey Year.

    Fan Dog
  • 2018
    A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    7.52018HD

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

    A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • 2007
    My Mother’s Garden

    My Mother’s Garden

    My Mother’s Garden

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

    My Mother’s Garden
  • 2018
    Jenjira, Brother Triam

    Jenjira, Brother Triam

    Jenjira, Brother Triam

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    Jenjira, Brother - video SD

    Jenjira, Brother Triam
  • 2022
    On Blue

    On Blue

    On Blue

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

    On Blue