Fireworks (Archives) (2014)
This film depicts Bunleua Sulilat’s temple/sculpture garden 'Sala Keoku', located in northern Thailand. Passages of blackness sporadically dissolve under the fitful internal illumination of sparklers, which light up to reveal Sulilat’s unorthodox temple populated with a fantastical concrete menagerie of beasts and figures; the sculptures range from the broad, whale-like contours of a frog’s face, to a cavalcade of dogs on mopeds, to a pair of skeletons partially embracing as if sitting for a double portrait. These images are interspersed with those of an older Thai couple mysteriously wandering around the temple like wraiths, the woman’s plodding progress hampered by the use of crutches.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Runtime: 7 min
Release Date: May 17, 2014
Cast
Editing: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Production: Kurimanzutto
Country: Thailand
Original Language: en
Keywords
temple, fireworks, thailand, art
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fireworks (Archives) about?
- This film depicts Bunleua Sulilat’s temple/sculpture garden 'Sala Keoku', located in northern Thailand. Passages of blackness sporadically dissolve under the fitful internal illumination of sparklers, which light up to reveal Sulilat’s unorthodox temple populated with a fantastical concrete menagerie of beasts and figures; the sculptures range from the broad, whale-like contours of a frog’s face, to a cavalcade of dogs on mopeds, to a pair of skeletons partially embracing as if sitting for a double portrait. These images are interspersed with those of an older Thai couple mysteriously wandering around the temple like wraiths, the woman’s plodding progress hampered by the use of crutches.
- Who directed Fireworks (Archives)?
- Fireworks (Archives) was directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
- Who stars in Fireworks (Archives)?
- Fireworks (Archives) stars Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi.
- How long is Fireworks (Archives)?
- Fireworks (Archives) has a runtime of 7m (7 minutes).
- Where was Fireworks (Archives) produced?
- Fireworks (Archives) was produced in Thailand.