The Palme d'Or-winning Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul returns with Memoria, his first feature film in more than a decade.
And to get ready for its world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, Thai Film Archive invites film lovers to join their Clubhouse chat room with the Memoria film crew, including co-producer Cattleya Paosrijareon and assistant director Sompot Chidgasornpongse, who will be talking about their experiences working behind the scenes on Thursday at 8.30pm.
Memoria marks some firsts for Apichatpong. It's his ninth feature and his first shoot outside Thailand. The film is also his first with an internationally recognisable star in Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton. Set in Colombia and mostly featuring the Spanish language, Swinton plays Jessica Holland, a foreign woman on the move through a country suffering from insomnia and a mysterious sensory syndrome as a voice resounds in her head. The cast includes Jeanne Balibar, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Juan Pablo Urrego and Elkin Diaz.
Memoria will be shown in the main competition at Cannes, where Apichatpong won the Palme d'Or for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives in 2010.
Join the Thai Film Archive's Clubhouse room this Thursday at 8.30pm at clubhouse.com.
