Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 16, 1970
- Birthplace
- Bangkok, Thailand
Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; Blissfully Yours, which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival; and Syndromes and a Century, which premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and was the first Thai film to be entered in competition there. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Weerasethakul has directed several features and dozens of short films. Themes reflected in his films (frequently discussed in interviews) include dreams, nature, sexuality (including his own homosexuality), and Western perceptions of Thailand and Asia, and his films display a preference for unconventional narrative structures (like placing titles/credits at the middle of a film) and for working with non-actors.
Filmography
- Mi Madre Siempre
Mi Madre Siempre TBA
Producer
Jenjira's Magnificent Dream TBA
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- For Shellie
For Shellie TBA
Director
- Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project TBA
Director, Writer
- Home
Home TBA
Director
- Jenjira, Death
Jenjira, Death TBA
Director
9 Temples to Heaven 2026
Producer
A Flower of Forgetfulness 2026
Director
Phantoms 2025
Director
Le bureau qui avait peur 2024
as Self, Director, Editor
January Stories 2024
Director
The Cowboy 2024
Thanks
Solarium 2023
Director
Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) 2023
Producer
On Blue 2022
Director
Durmiente 2022
Director
For Bruce 2022
Director
A Conversation with the Sun 2022
Director, Cinematography
- Three Rocks
Three Rocks 2022
Director
- Action and Reaction
Action and Reaction 2022
Director
- Walking
Walking 2022
Director
- Sleep Song
Sleep Song 2022
Director
Uncertain Path 2021
Actor
Memoria 2021
Producer, Director, Writer
The Year of the Everlasting Storm 2021
Director
Night Colonies 2021
Director
- Sarit
Sarit 2021
Director
Waterfall 2021
Director
Flowers & Banana Wind 2020
Director
2020 2020
Director
October Rumbles 2020
Director
Cinetracts '20 2020
Director
- Decameron
Decameron 2020
Director
- Seeing Circles
Seeing Circles 2020
Director
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing 2019
Director
Untitled 2019
Director
2019 2019
Director
Hale County This Morning, This Evening 2018
Creative Consultant
Blue 2018
Director, Editor
Fiction 2018
Director
Ten Years Thailand 2018
Screenplay, Editor, Director
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2018
as Self
Wiara 2018
as Self
- Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam 2018
Director
- Home
Home 2018
Director
- Sakda, Somchai
Sakda, Somchai 2018
Director
Memoria, Boy at Sea 2017
Director
async - first light 2017
Director
Railway Sleepers 2017
Producer
2017 2017
Director
Ablaze 2016
Director
Art Through Our Eyes 2016
Director
Cinema Futures 2016
as Self
The Parrot 2016
Thanks
Invisibility 2016
Director, Writer
- Fan Dog
Fan Dog 2016
Director
Fever Room 2015
Director
Vapour 2015
Editor, Director, Writer
Cemetery of Splendor 2015
Director, Producer, Writer
The Legend of the Palme d'Or 2015
as Self
Rolling 2015
Writer, Director
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema 2014
as Self
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul Solo Exhibition - PHOTOPHOBIA
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Solo Exhibition - PHOTOPHOBIA 2014
as Self
Short Plays 2014
Director
Fireworks (Archives) 2014
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- For Monkeys Only
For Monkeys Only 2014
Director
Fireworks Sketch 2014
Director
Father 2014
Director
Footprints 2014
Director
Past Present 2013
as Self
Concrete Clouds 2013
Producer
Venice 70: Future Reloaded 2013
Director
One Water 2013
Director
Dilbar 2013
Director
Blue Propeller 2013
Director
Cactus River 2012
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer 2012
as Self
Sakda (Rousseau) 2012
Director
Mekong Hotel 2012
as Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Ashes 2012
Director, Writer
20 Little Films 2012
Director
Quattro Hong Kong 2 2011
Director
3.11 A Sense of Home Films 2011
Director
Monsoon 2011
Editor, Idea, Director
- M Hotel
M Hotel 2011
Director
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 2010
Director, Writer, Producer
Reincarnate 2010
Producer
Phantoms of Nabua 2009
Director
- Nabua
Nabua 2009
Director
- A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine 2009
Director
- Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship 2009
Director
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee 2009
Director, Screenplay, Editor
An Evening Shoot 2009
Director
Haiku 2009
Director
Primitive 2009
Director
- Nabua Song
Nabua Song 2009
Director
I'm Still Breathing 2009
Director
Behind the Blur 2009
Actor
Stories on Human Rights 2008
Director
Mobile Men 2008
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Diseases and a Hundred Year Period 2008
Producer
- Vampire
Vampire 2008
Director, Writer
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei) 2008
Director
- Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008 2008
Director
- Meteorites
Meteorites 2007
Director, Editor
Emerald 2007
Director, Producer, Editor, Camera Operator
The State of the World 2007
Director, Director of Photography
Luminous People 2007
Director
- My Mother’s Garden
My Mother’s Garden 2007
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Teem 2007
Director
The Anthem 2006
Director
Syndromes and a Century 2006
Director, Writer, Producer
Ghost of Asia 2005
Director, Editor, Camera Operator, Idea
Worldly Desires 2005
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005 2005
Director
Tropical Malady 2004
Director, Screenplay
The Adventure of Iron Pussy 2004
Director, Writer
- TON
TON 2004
Director
- This and a Million More Lights
This and a Million More Lights 2003
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Nokia Short 2003
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Blissfully Yours 2002
Director, Writer
- I-San Special
I-San Special 2002
Idea
- Second Love in Hong Kong
Second Love in Hong Kong 2002
Director
- Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses 2001
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- Father
Father 2001
Director
- Boys at Noon
Boys at Noon 2000
Director
Mysterious Object at Noon 2000
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Editor
Thirdworld 1999
Actor, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Malee and the Boy 1999
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
- Windows
Windows 1999
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Circulation 1998
as Runner
- Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves 1994
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
0116643225059 1994
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Bullet 1993
Director
Credits from TMDB.