Released june 28th, 2017, pop aye stars thaneth warakulnukroh, penpak sirikul the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. Pop aye is the charming yet poetically profound story of oncesuccessful bangkok architect thana thaneth warakulnukroh, who is disillusioned with his job and his life at home. Director kirsten tan giving her opening remarks at the world premiere of pop aye. The series premeired on netflix on january 6, 2017. Pop aye on a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long lost elephant on the streets of. One lengthy strand involving the police, a ladyboy and. The debut feature for singaporeborn writerdirector kirsten tan, who shot in thailand where she lived for several years. Be the first to catch pop aye on the big screen at these times. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together. Video archive for the film pop aye, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. It will have a local appeal and, apparently, international audiences have responded very well to the star, the elephant.
He studied business administration at oakwood university before dropping out to make beats and record. And also the humor, such as a moment where a phone vibrates on a counter next to an actual vibrator, or when popeye eats a crushed watermelon in the middle of a road filled with them, as a. Apr 24, 2017 trailer for pop aye once a cutting edge architect renowned for his progressive buildings, thana is having a hard time at work and with his wife. Dec 17, 2016 on a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his longlost elephant on the streets of bangkok.
Kino lorber acquires pop aye sundance 2017 the debut feature for singaporean writerdirector kirsten tan, pop aye premiered in sundances world dramatic section on the opening night of. Pop aye has reflective moments but a terrible twist. To understand life and different cultures, you cant read about it. A successful bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife. A debut feature by tan, the road film tells the story of a man as he tries to take his longlost elephant back to their rural hometown. Apr 01, 2017 pop aye was an official selection at sundance 2017 where it won a special jury prize in screenwriting and was the opening movie for this years world cinema dramatic competition section. Of the three elephants listed in the credits of pop aye, two have bit parts, but bong, the lumbering pachyderm who plays popeye, gets top billing beside the two human leads. Widely considered to be intelligent by contemporary ethologists, elephants have. In pop aye, man and elephant journey across thailand. Jun 28, 2017 kirsten tans debut film pop aye costars a large elephant and much of the films emotional heft hinges on his warm visage. Its first season, in 2016, was described by the myanmar times as a wild success. In pop aye, a disillusioned architect is paralyzed by a midlife.
Wandering the streets of bangkok he comes across pop aye bong the elephant, the elephant he grew up with in rural thailand. David adedeji adeleke born november 21, 1992, who is better known as davido, is an americanborn nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Taiwan 2 july 2017 taipei film festival norway 14 july 2017. Jun 28, 2017 by the time the credits roll, pop aye outstay its welcome for some viewers, but it is in that stillness and inactivity that tan draws the most humanity.
Pop aye has a pleasant, amiable tone, buttressed by chananun chotrungrojs warm photography and picturesque framing as well as lee chatametikools purposeful editing scheme, and yet the film feels lacking overall. Watch all 35 popup video episodes from season 3,view pictures, get episode information and more. Myanmar idol is a popular myanmar singing contest television series that is broadcast on myanmar national tv mntv. Pop aye is a 2017 singaporeanthai drama film directed by kirsten tan. He necessarily dominates the frame, even in long shots with plenty of negative space, and his tender presence lingers over the action at all times. Intimately canvassed and drawn with raw etchings of humanity and human error, tans film is both a road movie and a buddy film, a familial drama and a study of the ever. Pop aye has an underlying melancholy to it, but it finds time to be sweet, understated and quite funny, and by the end of the film, a.
Davido was born in atlanta, us, and raised in lagos. One day, as he wanders the city, he chances upon an elephant whom he recognizes as pop aye, his beloved childhood friend from their rural home town, named after a favorite cartoon. The film is competing for prizes at ciff41 in reelwomendirect. Benjamin sum, aye mya phyu, esther dawt chin sung, yaw kee, htet inzali, naw say say htoo, nay lin kyaw, chu sit han, hninn ei ei win, tan khun kyaw and saw chris moo ler are the top 11 finalists. Pop aye is essentially an archetypal road trip, a straight story undertaken by a man and elephant played out as a series of vignettes. A sleeper hit took the top prize at saturdays sundance film festival awards, which were handed it out in a fog of disbelief and calls to action over president donald trumps immigration order. Jul, 2017 theres nothing like a longlost pet to stir memories of childhood. With penpak sirikul, thaneth warakulnukroh, sasapin siriwanji, prawit boonprakong. The complexity and depth of character dont only occur with the main protagonist thana, its in every person he meets along the way along with his elephant. Jun 07, 2017 video archive for the film pop aye, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together. Pop aye an offbeat road movie across thailand with a touch of the surreal, featuring a bromance between an overthehill architect and his longlost elephant. While much attention has currently and rightfully been drawn toward bong joon hos okja within the realm of humanandbeast cinema, kirsten tans pop aye is a worthy companion.
Kino lorber acquires pop aye sundance 2017 indiewire. In pop aye, man and elephant journey across thailand sfgate. Theres nothing like a longlost pet to stir memories of childhood. Pop aye tells the story of a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his longlost elephant on the streets of bangkok. Jan 24, 2017 kino lorber acquires pop aye sundance 2017 the debut feature for singaporean writerdirector kirsten tan, pop aye premiered in sundances world dramatic section on the opening night of. Due to its popularity, it has been extended for a fifth season in 2020. Pop aye is a quaint road movie about friendship and. Wandering the streets of bangkok he comes across pop aye, the elephant he grew up with in rural thailand. On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his longlost elephant on the streets of bangkok. Elephants are the gentle giants of the animal kingdom.
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his longlost elephant on the streets of. Once a cutting edge architect renowned for his progressive buildings, thana is having a hard time at work and with his wife. Pop aye was a crowdpleaser at the sundance film festival, where it won the screenwriting award in the world cinema dramatic competition. A delightful mix of drama, heartache and humour, pop aye tells the story of a washedout architect thana played by thaneth warkulnukroh who on a chance encounter bumps into his longlost elephant pop aye played by bong the elephant on the streets of bangkok. Thana promptly buys the elephant and the unusual pair set off on a road trip back towards the idyll of their home village. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
Pop aye has an underlying melancholy to it, but it finds time to be sweet, understated and. A winner of both the world cinema dramatic special jury award for screenwriting at the 2017 sundance film festival and the big screen award at the rotterdam international film festival, pop aye was a hit with critics and festival audiences alike, and now has been selected by singapore as the countrys official submission to the 90th. Pop aye follows a disenchanted architect who bumps into his longlost elephant on the streets of bangkok, beginning a journey across. Theres a wonderful moment in pop aye, when an elephant gives the camera and you the stink eye.
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