Pop Aye

Directed by Kirsten Tan

Year: 2017
Running Time: 102
Color Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Country: Thailand, Singapore
Language: Thai with English Subtitles
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Pop Aye

Cast
Penpak Sirikul
Thaneth Warakulnukroh

Crew
Directed by Kirsten Tan
Writer Kirsten Tan
Produced by Anthony Chen, Weijie Lai, Wenhong Huang, Zhang Jianbin and Deng Li
Editor Lee Chatametikool
Cinematographer Chananun Chotrungroj


A successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up. The two embark on a road trip to the man's childhood home in the idyllic Thai countryside. Along the way, they meet a colorful cast of characters that includes a pair of nonplussed local police officers, a forlorn transgender sex worker, and a mysteriously wise drifter. As the encounters mount and the bond between man and elephant deepens, filmmaker Kirsten Tan weaves a strikingly universal tale in this feature debut that won prizes (and hearts) at the Sundance and Rotterdam Film Festivals.

Reviews

"Unforgettable. Every character and relationship is imbued with a fascinating complexity."

— Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

"A quietly eloquent, crowdpleasing film."

— Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily

"An engaging and charming road trip."

— Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist

"A joy. Warm yet unsentimental."

— Maggie Lee, Variety

"The thinking person’s feel-good film of the summer."

–– Christopher Kompanek, The Washington Post


Awards

  • Special Jury Award for Screenwriting – Sundance Film Festival 2017

  • Big Screen Award – Rotterdam Film Festival 2017

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PLAYDATES

Venue City Date
Vancouver Int'l Film Festival Vancouver 1506571200September 28 - October 13, 2017
Alamo Drafthouse Winchester Winchester 1505880000September 20, 2017
Silk Screen Film Festival Pittsburgh 1505534400September 16 - September 24, 2017
Nickelodeon Theatre Columbia 1505448000September 15, 2017
Fresno Filmworks Fresno 1504843200September 8, 2017
Cornell Cinema Ithaca 1504670400September 6, 2017
The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center Lincoln 1504238400September 1 - September 7, 2017
The Broadway Theatre Saskatoon 1504238400September 1 - September 7, 2017
The Princess Waterloo 1504152000August 31 - September 6, 2017
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Middlebury 1503806400August 27, 2017
Bytowne Cinema Ottawa 1503633600August 25 - August 29, 2017
Guild Cinema Albuquerque 1503028800August 18 - August 20, 2017
Belcourt Theatre Nashville 1503028800August 18 - August 24, 2017
Time & Space Limited Hudson 1502942400August 17 - 20, 24 - 27, September 2 - 3
Cinema505 Montclair 1502856000August 16 - August 20, 2017
Lark Theater Larkspur 1502424000August 11 - August 24, 2017
Lake Worth Playhouse Lake Worth 1502424000August 11 - August 17, 2017
Grand Illusion Cinema Seattle 1502424000August 11 - August 17, 2017
Newport Performing Arts Center Newport 1501992000August 6 - August 7, 2017
Real Art Ways Hartford 1501819200August 4 - August 10, 2017
Music Box Theatre Chicago 1501819200August 4 - August 10, 2017
Celebration! Woodland Grand Rapids 1501819200August 4 - August 17, 2017
Celebration! Lansing & IMAX Lansing 1501819200August 4 - August 24, 2017
Cary Theater Cary 1501819200August 4 - August 13, 2017
Landmark Midtown Art Cinema Atlanta 1501214400July 28 - August 3, 2017
Hollywood Theater - Dormont Pittsburgh 1501214400July 28 - August 3, 2017
Movies of Delray Delray Beach 1500955200July 25, 2017
Landmark Ken Cinema San Diego 1500609600July 21 - August 3, 2017
Landmark Chez Artiste Denver 1500609600July 21 - August 10, 2017
Landmark E Street Cinema Washington 1500609600July 21 - July 27, 2017
Ryder Film Series Bloomington 1500609600July 21 - August 6, 2017
Landmark Lagoon Cinema Minneapolis 1500609600July 21 - July 27, 2017
Movies of Lake Worth Lake Worth 1500350400July 18, 2017
Landmark Shattuck Cinemas Berkeley 1500004800July 14 - July 20, 2017
Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema San Francisco 1500004800July 14 - July 20, 2017
Polk Theater Lakeland 1500004800July 14 - July 18, 2017
Miami Dade College Tower Theater Miami 1500004800July 14 - July 20, 2017
Landmark Ritz at the Bourse Philadelphia 1500004800July 14 - July 20, 2017
Landmark Nuart Theatre Los Angeles 1499400000July 7 - July 13, 2017
Center For Contemporary Arts Santa Fe 1499400000July 7 - July 13, 2017
Film Forum New York 1498622400June 28 - July 11, 2017
Nantucket Film Festival Nantucket 1498017600June 21 - June 26, 2017
Michigan Theater Ann Arbor 1496289600June 1 - June 11, 2017


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