Ekachai Uekrongtham Explained

Ekachai Uekrongtham (th|เอกชัย เอื้อครองธรรม; ; Chinese: 吕翼谋^{[1] [2]}) is a Thai theatre and film director. Based in Singapore, Ekachai is the founding artistic director of ACTION Theatre, a Singapore professional theatre company.

Among his stage works is Chang & Eng, a musical based on Chang and Eng Bunker, 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 Muay Thai boxer, Nong Thoom. His second film, Pleasure Factory, about sex workers and their customers in Singapore's Geylang red-light district, was an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. His third film, The Coffin, starring Ananda Everingham, opened in Thai theaters on August 21, 2008.^{[3] [4]}

In 2014, he directed the Dolph Lundgren action drama on human trafficking Skin Trade (2015), also starring Tony Jaa and Ron Perlman, shot in Bangkok and Vancouver.

Filmography

• 1991: The Nose (short film) – director, writer and producer
• 2004: Beautiful Boxer – director, writer and producer
• 2007: Pleasure Factory - 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: Chang & Eng - 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

1. News: "快乐工厂" 恶评如潮 罗子涵白脱!. 2007-10-31. 2007-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20071101152759/http://www.omy.sg/showbiz/enews/200710/20071031_002_pleasurefactory.html. Singapore Press Holdings. zh.
2. News: 坎城60／為「快樂工廠」造勢 楊貴媚現身坎城. zh. 2007-05-24. 2011-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927053836/http://www.tvbs.com.tw/NEWS/NEWS_LIST.asp?no=suncomedy20070524131016. TVBS. Taiwan.
3. News: Caught between realms . 2024-08-25 . Bangkok Post . 2 February 2017. en. Srimaneekulroj. Kanin.
4. Web site: Netflix and MPC host seminar on taking Thai content to the global audience . 2024-08-25 . Techsauce . th.

External links

• ACTION Theatre