Mysterious Object at Noon
2007
INTERNATIONAL INVITATION
Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand|2000|Documentary|35mm(Beta)|Color|83min
SYNOPSIS
Mysterious Object at noon is part fiction, part documentary, and part pseudodocumentary about several unrelated lives in Thailand. It was shot without a
conventional script and relies on the subjects being filmed. It is one of the first modern Thai films that are made independently among mainstream works.
The film crew set out on an expedition across Thailand, from the north to the south,
documenting several lives along the way. In the process, each subject filmed is
required to continue a story.
A next person in another city is asked to resume the story with total freedom of
expression. The person can even come back to any point in the story, make changes, and continue the tale alternatively. The film emphasizes a documentary approach that presents people with different professions rather than looking for a perfect and unbroken narrative of the fiction's storyline.
After the journey from the south, the crew set back for Bangkok, where the collaborated story is shot in a fiction-drama style with non-professional actors.
FESTIVAL & AWARDS
2001 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival - 2nd prize for International Competition
2001 Yamagata Documentary Film Festival - NETPAC awards
2001 Jeonju International FF - Grand Prix
2000 Vancouver International FF - Special Mention Prize
2001 Village Voice and Film Comment Magazine - Listed among "Best of 2000"
DIRECTOR

Apichatpong Weerasethakul