Cactus River is a diary of the time Apichatpong Weerasethakul visited a newlywed couple near the Mekong River.
In collaboration with Lomo, an Austrian camera company, and Mubi, a global film website, Weerasethakul was invited to make a work to launch the new LomoKino, a portable motion picture camera. Ashes juxtaposes the intimacy of his daily routine with the destruction of memories and his observations of the dark side of Thailand’s social realities.
Four short tales set in contemporary Hong Kong.
Made for 3.11 A Sense of Home Films project, organised by the Nara IFF Organising Committee.
Still Photographer
A joyful shot recorded by Weerasethakul himself and two young men who become acquainted by filming each other in the back of a moving pickup truck. Though seemingly playful, the short film is a subtle portrait of migrant workers in the north of Thailand.
Cinematography
A film crew go in search of Nok Phii - a rare bird which feeds on the blood of other creatures.
A film crew go in search of Nok Phii - a rare bird which feeds on the blood of other creatures.
Still Photographer
Glistening objects from a jewelry collection inspired by carnivorous plants are transformed into a colourful sea of garden creatures through hand-drawn animations of roots, insects and various other organisms. A loving tribute to Weerasethakul's mother's garden. Commissioned by Dior; first presented at Musée de l’Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, to mark the opening of a new set of jewellery designed by Victoire de Castellane, 27 February 2007.
