Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Born in Bangkok, Apichatpong grew up in Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand.
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 recognized as a major international visual artist. Lyrical and often fascinatingly mysterious, his film works are non-linear, dealing with memory and in subtle ways invoking personal politics and social issues.