Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Film director · 7 films (2000–2021)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a director whose work here spans Mysterious Object at Noon (2000) to Memoria (2021), across drama and romance. 5 of those films were photographed by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom. The work runs wide — 40% of frames across the 7 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 343 frames from 7 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
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.
Born 16 July 1970 · Bangkok, Thailand
Directing style
Weerasethakul’s visual style relies on wide, establishing, and medium compositions filmed almost exclusively from an eye-level camera angle to ground his blend of drama, romance, and fantasy. He favors deep-focus staging in daylight exteriors illuminated by the sun, as well as interiors shaped by window light or fluorescent fixtures, which together evoke lonely, tense, and ominous moods. The color design leans toward cool, desaturated tones, black-and-white sequences, and a recurring palette of deep forest greens, murky teals, shadowed olives, and stark, sterile grays.
Awards
- Jury Prize · 2021
- Yanghyun Prize · 2014
- Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize · 2013
- Officer of Arts and Letters · 2011
- Jury Prize · 2004
Films directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
About Apichatpong Weerasethakul
When was Apichatpong Weerasethakul born?
Apichatpong Weerasethakul was born on 16 July 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.
What films has Apichatpong Weerasethakul directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 7 of them: Mysterious Object at Noon (2000), Blissfully Yours (2002), Tropical Malady (2004), Syndromes and a Century (2006), Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010), Cemetery of Splendour (2015) and Memoria (2021).
What awards has Apichatpong Weerasethakul won?
Jury Prize (2021), Yanghyun Prize (2014), Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (2013) and Officer of Arts and Letters (2011).
Search every frame of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s films
All 343 indexed frames from 7 films directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.