Pimpaka Towira

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Pimpaka Towira

Pimpaka Towira (Thai: พิมพกา โตวิระ) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter and film producer. Her films include One Night Husband, The Truth Be Told: The Cases Against Supinya Klangnarong and The Island Funeral.

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Mary Is Happy, Mary Is HappyMary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy · 2013
Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy
★ 7.42013
MovieDramaComedy
Mary is in her last course of school. She'll confront sudden changes in her life, loving relations and friendship. Based on some tweets of an anonymous girl.
Regretfully At DawnRegretfully At Dawn · 2026
Regretfully At Dawn
★ 8.02026
MovieDrama
In a small province in Thailand, the life of the former Thai veteran, Yong, casually seems like a typical old man. Even though he currently feels unwell, Yong spends every day with the dream of building a tree-house solely with his own hand, and raising an intelligent niece.
The Island FuneralThe Island Funeral · 2016
The Island Funeral
★ 5.42016
MovieDramaMystery
Laila leaves Bangkok, besieged by law enforcement due to political and social unrest, and embarks on a road trip to the town of Pattani, in the far south of Thailand, along with her brother Sugood and Toi, a friend of his, to visit Sainab, the brothers' aunt, whom they barely know.
Last SummerLast Summer · 2013
Last Summer
★ 6.32013
MovieHorrorThriller
A story about three youngsters who are haunted by the spirit of their teen-idol friend, Joy, who died under mysterious circumstances in Last Summer.
The CoupleThe Couple · 2014
The Couple
★ 5.92014
MovieDramaHorror
A lovelorn man overcomes the pain of splitting with his wife with a newfound love, only for his mother and brother to frustrate his happiness.
One Night HusbandOne Night Husband · 2003
One Night Husband
★ 6.62003
MovieDramaMystery
On her wedding night, Sipang's husband leaves his bride hurriedly after receiving a call. That, unfortunately, would be the last time Sipang sees her husband. As the young bride teams up with her husband's brother and his wife, she slowly uncovers facets of her husband's life she never knew existed. With her husband still missing, Sipang launches a desperate search for him.
Mae NakMae Nak · 1992
Mae Nak
★ 9.01992
MovieHorror
An experimental take on the folk legend of the ghost Mae Nak Phrakanong. This film subverts perspective, telling the story from the viewpoint of the vengeful spirit of a woman who died in childbirth rather than the terrified villagers.
Worldly DesiresWorldly Desires · 2005
Worldly Desires
★ 5.82005
MovieDrama
One of three films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2005. A couple escaped their family to look for a spiritual tree in the jungle. There is a song at night, a song that spoke about an innocent idea of love and a quest for happiness. Worldly Desires is an experimental project where I invited a filmmaker friend, Pimpaka Towira, to shoot the love story by day and the song by night. The story, Deep Red Bloody Night, was written by my assistant who wanted to reprise a forbidden love story in a more romantic time in the past. I picked a pop song, Will I be Lucky? to convey a sense of guiltless freedom one feels when being hit by love. The video is a little simulation of manners, dedicated to the memories of filmmaking in the jungle during the year 2001-2005. -Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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Worldly DesiresWorldly Desires · 2005
Worldly Desires
★ 5.82005
MovieDrama
One of three films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2005. A couple escaped their family to look for a spiritual tree in the jungle. There is a song at night, a song that spoke about an innocent idea of love and a quest for happiness. Worldly Desires is an experimental project where I invited a filmmaker friend, Pimpaka Towira, to shoot the love story by day and the song by night. The story, Deep Red Bloody Night, was written by my assistant who wanted to reprise a forbidden love story in a more romantic time in the past. I picked a pop song, Will I be Lucky? to convey a sense of guiltless freedom one feels when being hit by love. The video is a little simulation of manners, dedicated to the memories of filmmaking in the jungle during the year 2001-2005. -Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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