Apichatpong Weerasethakul Movies

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

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...

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

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

Four short tales set in contemporary Hong Kong.

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

Commissioned by The Sharjah Art Foundation

Six directors, six independent films, six visions on the state of the world. Each carrying a unique and personal interpretation of a specific...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

A short for his website, Kickthemachine

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

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

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

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