Apichatpong Weerasethakul Movies

  • 2014
    Footprints

    Footprints

    Footprints

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

    Footprints
  • 2009
    Phantoms of Nabua

    Phantoms of Nabua

    Phantoms of Nabua

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

    Phantoms of Nabua
  • 2020
    2020

    2020

    2020

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    Short for his website, kickthemachine.

    2020
  • 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
  • 1999
    Windows

    Windows

    Windows

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

    Windows
  • 2018
    Jenjira, Brother Triam

    Jenjira, Brother Triam

    Jenjira, Brother Triam

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    For over 20 years, Werasethakul has worked with the same crew and actors. In this video, he asks two of his close collaborators to recount and...

    Jenjira, Brother Triam
  • 2022
    Durmiente

    Durmiente

    Durmiente

    02022HD

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

    Durmiente
  • 1999
    Malee and the Boy

    Malee and the Boy

    Malee and the Boy

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    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...

    Malee and the Boy
  • 2017
    Memoria, Boy at Sea

    Memoria, Boy at Sea

    Memoria, Boy at Sea

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    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...

    Memoria, Boy at Sea
  • 2008
    Prosperity for 2008

    Prosperity for 2008

    Prosperity for 2008

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

    Prosperity for 2008
  • 1993
    Bullet

    Bullet

    Bullet

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

    Bullet
  • 2009
    Primitive

    Primitive

    Primitive

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    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...

    Primitive
  • 2011
    M Hotel

    M Hotel

    M Hotel

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    M Hotel
  • 2021
    Waterfall

    Waterfall

    Waterfall

    02021HD

    A short video made for the Rubin Museum of Art.

    Waterfall
  • 2022
    Walking

    Walking

    Walking

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    "A morning at home is full of vibrations. The movements of surrounding lives manifest on the wooden floor. Today, the feet are free. They become...

    Walking
  • 1994
    0116643225059

    0116643225059

    0116643225059

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

    0116643225059
  • 2004
    TON

    TON

    TON

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

    TON
  • 2009
    An Evening Shoot

    An Evening Shoot

    An Evening Shoot

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    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...

    An Evening Shoot
  • 2014
    Father

    Father

    Father

    02014HD

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

    Father
  • 2017
    Railway Sleepers

    Railway Sleepers

    Railway Sleepers

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    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