← Back to Cinema Atlas
Discover great cinema and the connections that made it possible.
2017
THAILAND · 2017

2017

Apichatpong Weerasethakul
independent cinema Thai cinema experimental filmmaking artistic vision contemporary art
Watch on MUBI → ▶ Trailer

Synopsis

Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thai: อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; RTGS: Aphichatphong Wirasetthakun; IPA: [ʔà.pʰí.tɕʰâːt.pʰōŋ wīː.rá.sèːt.tʰà.kūn], born 16 July 1970) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, film producer and Professor at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Apichatpong has directed several features and dozens of shor

More from Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Thailand · Thai Slow Cinema
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 • Thailand
View →
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 • Thailand
View →
Tropical Malady
2004 • Thailand
View →