Mom Luang
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The Sovereign
There are two styles which can be used for a king in ordinary speech, depending on whether he has been crow ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
,
Thailand
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) is a Thai
film producer and
independent film
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director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul (; ; , born 16 July 1970) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, film producer and Professor at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Apichatpong h ...
(''
Mysterious Object at Noon'');
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, including ''
Invisible Waves'';
Pimpaka Towira's ''
One Night Husband'' and ''
The Tin Mine'' by
Jira Maligool
Jira Maligool (; ; born 1961) is a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer. He has directed three films, ''Mekhong Full Moon Party'', ''The Tin Mine'' and ''Seven Something'' (part 42.195), and was the screenwriter behind the ...
.
Biography
Education and career
Mingmongkol is the daughter of
Chatumongol Sonakul
Mom Ratchawongse Chatumongol Sonakul () is Thailand's former Labour Minister and a former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance of Thailand, and Governor of the Bank of Thailand.
Life and career
Chatumongkol is a descendant of Thai ...
. She studied film at the
San Francisco Art Institute
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. She then served as an intern at the
Museum of Modern Art
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in New York before returning to Thailand.
As a director, her films tend towards experimentalism. Her first feature film, ''
I-San Special'', featured the audio from a radio soap opera set in a luxury resort hotel, played out by passengers on a rickety bus heading from
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
to
Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan language, Isan/, ; ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli ''isāna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thai ...
.
Her 2005 feature, ''
3 Friends'', co-directed with
Aditya Assarat
Aditya Assarat (, born 1972) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.
Biography
Early career
Aditya Assarat was born in Bangkok. He left Thailand at the age of 15 to be educated in the United States. Whil ...
and Pum Chinaradee, and starring
Napakpapha Nakprasitte
Napakpapha Nakprasitte (; , and better known as Mamee, born April 19, 1981) is a Thai film actress. She is sometimes credited as Napakapa Nakprasit. She is also known for the role of Malunaï in the movie ‘The Burma Conspiracy’ and many more ...
, is a blend of the "movie star exploitation"
VCD
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s and unscripted
reality television
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series, showing the bikini-clad actress taking a beach vacation with two other friends.
Filmography
As producer
* ''The River of Chao Phraya'' (1998)
* ''
Mysterious Object at Noon'' (2000)
*''
I-San Special'' (2002)
*''
One Night Husband'' (2003)
*''
The Tin Mine'' (2005)
*''
3 Friends'' (2005)
*''
Invisible Waves'' (2006)
*''
Twelve Twenty'' (2006)
*''
Alone
Alone may refer to:
* Solitude, a state of seclusion or isolation
* Loneliness, negative emotions arising from seclusion
Film and television Film
* ''Alone'' (1931 French film), by Henri Diamant-Berger
* ''Alone'' (1931 Soviet film), by Leonid ...
'' (2007)
As director
*''
I-San Special'' (2002)
*''
3 Friends'' (2005)
External links
Dedicate Ltd.*
1971 births
Living people
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
Mingmongkol Sonakul
Mom Luang Mingmongkol Sonakul (; , born 1971 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film producer and independent film film director, director. As the head of her own production company, Dedicate Ltd., she has produced films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul ...
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