Filming of the critically acclaimed, Bangkok-born helmer's new drama kicked off on 19 August. Award-winning independent filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is finally working on his eighth solo feature film, the first to be shot outside Thailand. His most notable recent production was a segment included in the dystopian anthology film Ten Years Thailand, based on a similar format revolving around Hong Kong (made in 2015) and shown in the Special Screenings section at Cannes last year. The movie, directed by Weerasethakul with Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng and Chulayarnon Siriphol, offered four different, speculative takes on a dystopian Thailand in 2028. Filming for his new project, entitled Memoria, began on 19 August and will continue for eight weeks. The shoot will take place in the mountain village of Pijao, and in and around the capital city of Colombia, Bogotá. The idea for...
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