For UNKNOWN FORCES is a tribute to our land and our countrymen after the political maelstrom of 2006. 　　UNKNOWN FORCES is also for the hard workers and hard drinkers of the northeast, my home region, who are the crux of Thailand’s booming real estate development. These workers are hauled around by contractors from one construction site to another, roaming cities and villages. Thailand’s landscape is shaped by these nomadic souls on pickup trucks. Like many actors I know, the workers have resided in a hierarchic system for so long that they are voiceless and are assigned to be part of an apolitical species. 　　On many occasions I feel I am part of this pickup truck syndrome, fueled by a strange cocktail of politics, monarchy, and religion. 　　- Apichatpong Weerasethakul 　　Thailand / USA 2007 　　4 screen installation, various lengths, loops / Digital, 16:9, Dolby 5.1 / Colour 　　Director / Editor: Apichatpong Weerasethakul 　　Cast: Sakda Kaewbuadee, Jenjira Pongpas, Nitipong Thinthupthai 　　Camera: Yukontorn Mingmongkon, Apichatpong Weerasethakul 　　Post Production Supervisor: Lee Chatametikool 　　Music: Cyndi Seui 　　Sound Designer: Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr 　　Art Director: Akekarat Homlaor 　　Assistant Director: Suchada Sirithanawuddhi 　　Prop Masters: Nitipong Thinthupthai, Montri Busayasiri 　　Continuity: Manita Niyomprasit 　　Production: REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater), Los Angeles 　　Commissioned by REDCAT with support from the Asian Cultural Council, North Star World, the James Thompson Foundation, R23, Smallroom. First presented at REDCAT, Los Angeles, 18 April – 17 June 2007