# Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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Apichatpong "Joe" 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, and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Weerasethakul has directed several features and dozens of short films.
His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the 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; Syndromes and a Century, which premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and was the first Thai film to be entered in competition there; and Cemetery of Splendour, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim.
875 - Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul weaves a mind-bending 'exquisite corpse'-style tale with sequences narrated by documentary subjects, theatrical troupes, group interviews, cinematic recreations, talk show hosts and more all found within the context of modern Thai city and country life. The trajec…
Popcorn Eschaton 59 - 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' and 'The Room Next Door' (1)
On this Popcorn Eschaton, Scott and John embrace living in liminal spaces as they journey through death and the boundaries between this world and the next. First, they explore Apichatpong Weerasethakul's 2010 spiritual drama 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives,' then they discuss Pedro Alm…
Episode 286: Dreaming with Apichatpong - Tropical Malady/Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
In this episode, we dive deep into the mysterious and meditative world of Apichatpong Weerasethakul by breaking down Tropical Malady (2004) and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010). Both films challenge conventional storytelling, weaving together myth, memory, spirituality, and the su…
Olivia Colman & Benedict Cumberbatch lead Jay Roach's The Roses + Sorry, Baby + Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, The Roses re-imagines the 1980s classic The War of the Roses. Jason speaks to director Jay Roach.
Eva Victor on her indie Sorry, Baby, which highlights Agnes' journey after a traumatic experience in her life.
Jason meets Thai director Apichatpong Wee…
Emulsion Ep. 18 - Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo IFF and Future of Cinema Culture
A world-cinema fixture who's earned the support of Martin Scorsese, M. Night Shyamalan, Olivier Assayas, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Béla Tarr, Claire Denis, Christian Petzold, Tilda Swinton, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi––among many others––Carlo Chatrian reshaped the festival landscape with his work as ar…
Asian Queer Cinema of Alienation | Happy Together | The River | Tropical Malady #183
In our second ever Pride special series, Cris is joined by fellow Queer Cinema enthusiasts Dhruv and Ashwin to discuss how different filmmakers from different backgrounds and in different eras render queerness on screen. They explore what makes a film "queer" in the first place and how formally, na…
Episode 725: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
In this episode, we review the highly-acclaimed Thai drama from director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives", starring Thanapat Saysaimar! Listen now!
Episode #458: Tropical Malady with Harry Dodge and Silas Howard
A dreamy two-piece love story about two men, one a soldier and the other a country boy. Or is three men? Or four? Also there's a tiger. We watch 2004's Tropical Malady from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director of the 2010 Palme d'Or winner, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. He goes by Joe…
50: Tyler Cowen & Nabeel Qureshi - An Appetite For More
Tyler Cowen (Website, X, Marginal Revolution, Conversations with Tyler) is an economist at George Mason University, leads the Mercatus Center, and is the author of many books including The Great Stagnation and Average Is Over. He has blogged nearly daily at Marginal Revolution for over 20 years, ha…
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Charlene and Jackie close out summer by unpacking Filipiñana, a film so powerful it won the Special Jury Prize for Creative Vision at Sundance, spurred deep discussions about post-colonialism and indirect violenc…
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