Apichatpong Weerasethakul - 'I Escape Into the Movies' | TateShots

Cannes Palme d'Or winning filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul grew up in Khon Kaen in north-eastern Thailand. As a young boy he was fascinated by the local storytelling traditions as well as the science-fiction and fantasy films he watched in the cinema.
He began making films and video shorts in 1994 and completed his first feature in 2000. He has also mounted exhibitions and installations in many countries since 1998 and is now recognised as a major international visual artist. Working independently of the Thai commercial film industry, he devotes himself to promoting experimental and independent filmmaking through his company Kick the Machine Films, founded in 1999, which also produces all his films.
In the multiple-screen installation Primitive (2009), Apichatpong invites us to piece together a narrative that spans history, fantasy and the supernatural.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Primitive (2009) is on display at Tate Modern: goo.gl/8CxaLB
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Agreed. Uncle Boonmee literally changed me as a person. Made me question everything. Also Tsai Ming Liang's films had that effect on me.

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one of my favorite filmmakers ever! so happy to be alive for his movies

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So humble and honest, one of my favourite film maker , legend, Namaskar from Assam, North east India

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I can never forget the impact 'Uncle Boonmee' had on my life. What a movie.

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He learned filmmaking at THE SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Film Video & New Media Department

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