Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

ProducerDirectorActorWriterCrew Jul 16 (age 55) Bangkok, Thailand 1993–2026 (33 year career)
6.1 avg rating

Biography

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 an…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (177)

Movies (177)

9 Temples to Heaven

9 Temples to Heaven

2026

Producer

A Flower of Forgetfulness

A Flower of Forgetfulness

2026

Director

Phantoms

Phantoms

2025

Director

January Stories

January Stories

2024

Director

Le bureau qui avait peur

Le bureau qui avait peur

2024

Director

Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

2023

Producer

9.5
Solarium

Solarium

2023

Director

A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)

A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)

2022

Director

Action et Réaction

Action et Réaction

2022

Director

2.0
For Bruce

For Bruce

2022

Director

Sleep Song

Sleep Song

2022

Director

Durmiente

Durmiente

2022

Director

Walking

Walking

2022

Director

On Blue

On Blue

2022

Director

Three Rocks

Three Rocks

2022

Director

Memoria

Memoria

2021

Director

6.0
Memoria

Memoria

2021

Producer

6.0
Memoria

Memoria

2021

Writer

6.0
The Year of the Everlasting Storm

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

2021

Director

6.5
Sarit

Sarit

2021

Director

Waterfall

Waterfall

2021

Director

Night Colonies

Night Colonies

2021

Director

7.5
October Rumbles

October Rumbles

2020

Director

7.0
2020

2020

2020

Director

Cinetracts '20

Cinetracts '20

2020

Director

6.0
Seeing Circles

Seeing Circles

2020

Director

Flowers & Banana Wind

Flowers & Banana Wind

2020

Director

Decameron

Decameron

2020

Director

6.5
Untitled

Untitled

2019

Director

7.0
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

2019

Director

5.3
2019

2019

2019

Director

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

2018

Creative Consultant

6.0
Ten Years Thailand

Ten Years Thailand

2018

Director

6.1
Ten Years Thailand

Ten Years Thailand

2018

Editor

6.1
Ten Years Thailand

Ten Years Thailand

2018

Screenplay

6.1
Home

Home

2018

Director

Blue

Blue

2018

Director

6.1
Blue

Blue

2018

Editor

6.1
Jenjira, Brother Triam

Jenjira, Brother Triam

2018

Director

Sakda, Somchai

Sakda, Somchai

2018

Director

Fiction

Fiction

2018

Director

async - first light

async - first light

2017

Director

6.0
Railway Sleepers

Railway Sleepers

2017

Producer

7.0
2017

2017

2017

Director

Memoria, Boy at Sea

Memoria, Boy at Sea

2017

Director

The Parrot

The Parrot

2016

Thanks

6.2
Invisibility

Invisibility

2016

Director

Art Through Our Eyes

Art Through Our Eyes

2016

Director

Fan Dog

Fan Dog

2016

Director

4.3
Ablaze

Ablaze

2016

Director

Cemetery of Splendor

Cemetery of Splendor

2015

Director

5.9
Cemetery of Splendor

Cemetery of Splendor

2015

Producer

5.9
Cemetery of Splendor

Cemetery of Splendor

2015

Writer

5.9
Vapour

Vapour

2015

Editor

6.0
Fever Room

Fever Room

2015

Director

Rolling

Rolling

2015

Director

6.0
Short Plays

Short Plays

2014

Director

5.1
For Monkeys Only

For Monkeys Only

2014

Director

Fireworks Sketch

Fireworks Sketch

2014

Director

Footprints

Footprints

2014

Director

Fireworks (Archives)

Fireworks (Archives)

2014

Director

Father

Father

2014

Director

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

Director

5.1
Blue Propeller

Blue Propeller

2013

Director

Concrete Clouds

Concrete Clouds

2013

Producer

6.4
One Water

One Water

2013

Director

Dilbar

Dilbar

2013

Director

20 Little Films

20 Little Films

2012

Director

Ashes

Ashes

2012

Director

5.3
Ashes

Ashes

2012

Writer

5.3
Mekong Hotel

Mekong Hotel

2012

Director

5.4
Mekong Hotel

Mekong Hotel

2012

Director of Photography

5.4
Mekong Hotel

Mekong Hotel

2012

Producer

5.4
Mekong Hotel

Mekong Hotel

2012

Writer

5.4
Cactus River

Cactus River

2012

Camera Operator

6.0
Cactus River

Cactus River

2012

Director

6.0
Cactus River

Cactus River

2012

Editor

6.0
Sakda (Rousseau)

Sakda (Rousseau)

2012

Director

6.0
Quattro Hong Kong 2

Quattro Hong Kong 2

2011

Director

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

2011

Director

6.5
M Hotel

M Hotel

2011

Director

4.7
Monsoon

Monsoon

2011

Editor

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

2010

Director

6.6
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

2010

Producer

6.6
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

2010

Writer

6.6
Reincarnate

Reincarnate

2010

Producer

4.1
Empire

Empire

2010

Director

Making of the Spaceship

Making of the Spaceship

2009

Director

A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

2009

Director

6.5
A Dedicated Machine

A Dedicated Machine

2009

Director

An Evening Shoot

An Evening Shoot

2009

Director

Nabua Song

Nabua Song

2009

Director

Phantoms of Nabua

Phantoms of Nabua

2009

Director

5.9
Haiku

Haiku

2009

Director

4.1
I'm Still Breathing

I'm Still Breathing

2009

Director

Primitive

Primitive

2009

Director

Nabua

Nabua

2009

Director

Vampire

Vampire

2008

Director

6.4
Vampire

Vampire

2008

Writer

6.4
Prosperity for 2008

Prosperity for 2008

2008

Director

8.0
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

2008

Director

6.0
Mobile Men

Mobile Men

2008

Camera Operator

6.0
Mobile Men

Mobile Men

2008

Director

6.0
Mobile Men

Mobile Men

2008

Editor

6.0
Stories on Human Rights

Stories on Human Rights

2008

Director

2.2
Diseases and a Hundred Year Period

Diseases and a Hundred Year Period

2008

Producer

Meteorites

Meteorites

2007

Director

Meteorites

Meteorites

2007

Editor

Luminous People

Luminous People

2007

Director

Teem

Teem

2007

Director

Emerald

Emerald

2007

Camera Operator

8.0
Emerald

Emerald

2007

Director

8.0
Emerald

Emerald

2007

Editor

8.0
Emerald

Emerald

2007

Producer

8.0
The State of the World

The State of the World

2007

Director

5.3
My Mother’s Garden

My Mother’s Garden

2007

Camera Operator

My Mother’s Garden

My Mother’s Garden

2007

Director

My Mother’s Garden

My Mother’s Garden

2007

Editor

Syndromes and a Century

Syndromes and a Century

2006

Director

6.8
Syndromes and a Century

Syndromes and a Century

2006

Producer

6.8
Syndromes and a Century

Syndromes and a Century

2006

Writer

6.8
The Anthem

The Anthem

2006

Director

5.5
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005

The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005

2005

Director

Ghost of Asia

Ghost of Asia

2005

Camera Operator

Ghost of Asia

Ghost of Asia

2005

Director

Ghost of Asia

Ghost of Asia

2005

Editor

Ghost of Asia

Ghost of Asia

2005

Idea

Worldly Desires

Worldly Desires

2005

Director

5.5
The Adventure of Iron Pussy

The Adventure of Iron Pussy

2004

Director

5.1
Tropical Malady

Tropical Malady

2004

Director

6.7
Tropical Malady

Tropical Malady

2004

Screenplay

6.7
TON

TON

2004

Director

This and a Million More Lights

This and a Million More Lights

2003

Camera Operator

This and a Million More Lights

This and a Million More Lights

2003

Director

This and a Million More Lights

This and a Million More Lights

2003

Editor

Nokia Short

Nokia Short

2003

Camera Operator

Nokia Short

Nokia Short

2003

Director

Nokia Short

Nokia Short

2003

Editor

I-San Special

I-San Special

2002

Idea

5.0
Blissfully Yours

Blissfully Yours

2002

Director

6.5
Blissfully Yours

Blissfully Yours

2002

Writer

6.5
Second Love in Hong Kong

Second Love in Hong Kong

2002

Director

Haunted Houses

Haunted Houses

2001

Camera Operator

Haunted Houses

Haunted Houses

2001

Director

Haunted Houses

Haunted Houses

2001

Editor

Father

Father

2001

Director

Mysterious Object at Noon

Mysterious Object at Noon

2000

Camera Operator

6.4
Mysterious Object at Noon

Mysterious Object at Noon

2000

Director

6.4
Mysterious Object at Noon

Mysterious Object at Noon

2000

Director of Photography

6.4
Mysterious Object at Noon

Mysterious Object at Noon

2000

Editor

6.4
Mysterious Object at Noon

Mysterious Object at Noon

2000

Writer

6.4
Boys at Noon

Boys at Noon

2000

Director

Malee and the Boy

Malee and the Boy

1999

Camera Operator

Malee and the Boy

Malee and the Boy

1999

Director

Malee and the Boy

Malee and the Boy

1999

Editor

Windows

Windows

1999

Camera Operator

Windows

Windows

1999

Director

Windows

Windows

1999

Editor

Thirdworld

Thirdworld

1999

Camera Operator

6.6
Thirdworld

Thirdworld

1999

Director

6.6
Thirdworld

Thirdworld

1999

Editor

6.6
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

1994

Camera Operator

Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

1994

Director

Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

1994

Editor

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1994

Camera Operator

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1994

Director

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0116643225059

1994

Editor

Bullet

Bullet

1993

Director

Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project

Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project

Director

Mi Madre Siempre

Mi Madre Siempre

Producer

Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Director

Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Producer

Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Screenplay

For Shellie

For Shellie

Director

Home

Home

Director

7.7
Jenjira, Death

Jenjira, Death

Director

La Punta

La Punta

Director