Ekachai Uekrongtham ( th, เอกชัย เอื้อครองธรรม; ; zh, 吕翼谋) is a Thai theatre and film director. Based in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

, Ekachai is the founding artistic director of ACTION Theatre, a Singapore professional theatre company. Among his stage works is ''

Chang & Eng ''Chang & Eng'' is a Singaporean musical theatre production directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham based on the lives of the Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker. The music and lyrics were by Ken Low, with the book by Ming Wong, costumes by Niphon Tunt ...

'', a musical based on

Chang and Eng Bunker Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker (May 11, 1811 – January 17, 1874) were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the expression " Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined twins in general. They were widely exhibited as ...

, the original " Siamese twins". His other stage works include ''Corporate Animals - The Musical'', ''Ka-Ra-you-OK?'', ''Viva Viagra!'', ''Autumn Tomyam'', ''Mail Order Brides & Other Oriental Takeaways'' and ''Confessions of Three Unmarried Women''. He made his debut as a feature-film director in 2003 with '' Beautiful Boxer'', a biographical drama about transsexual professional

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boxer, Nong Thoom. His second film, ''

Pleasure Factory ''Pleasure Factory'' (快乐工厂 ''Kuaile Gongchang'') is a 2007 Singaporean-Thai docudrama film set in Geylang, the red-light district of Singapore. Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham, the film was selected for the Un Certain Regard competition a ...

'', about sex workers and their customers in Singapore's Geylang

red-light district A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light districts are partic ...

, was an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. His third film, ''The Coffin'', starring

Ananda Everingham Ananda Everingham ( th, อนันดา เอเวอริงแฮม; born 31 May 1982) is a Thai actor and model. Working primarily in Thai films, he is best known for his lead role in the 2004 horror film, '' Shutter''. Biography Ana ...

, opened in Thai theaters on August 21, 2008. In 2014, he directed the Dolph Lundgren action drama on human trafficking '' Skin Trade'' (2015), also starring Tony Jaa and

Ron Perlman Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in '' Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series '' Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–1 ...

, shot in Bangkok and Vancouver.

Filmography

* 1991: ''The Nose'' (short film) – director, writer and producer * 2004: '' Beautiful Boxer'' – director, writer and producer * 2007: ''

'' - director, writer and producer * 2008: ''The Coffin'' - director * 2009: ''The Wedding Game'' - director and writer * 2015: '' Skin Trade'' - director

Selected plays

* 1995: ''Corporate Animals'' - director * 1998: ''Ka-Ra-you-OK?'' – director * 1999: ''The Swimming Instructor'' - director * 2000: ''Viva Viagra!'' - director * 2000: ''

'' - director * 2001: ''Autumn Tomyam'' - director * 2005: ''The Admiral's Odyssey'' - producer * 2006: ''Confessions of 300 Unmarried Men'' - producer and artistic director * 2007: '' Everything But The Brain'' - producer and artistic director * 2007: ''The Swimming Instructor'' - producer * 2007: ''Postcards from Rosa'' - producer and artistic director * 2007: ''Hitting (On) Women'' - producer * 2007: ''Real Men, Fake Orgasms'' - producer * 2011: ''Boxing Boys'' - director

References

External links

ACTION Theatre
* Living people Singaporean film directors Singaporean theatre directors Ekachai Uekrongtham Ekachai Uekrongtham Year of birth missing (living people) Ekachai Uekrongtham {{Thailand-bio-stub