Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul Lead Chanel's Cultural Renaissance
cinema has been started by Chanel's Culture Fund. This project, which focuses on film restoration, experimental initiatives, and cultural interaction throughout Hong Kong and Thailand, bridges the gap between tradition and innovation with the help of well-known individuals Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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In Hong Kong, Chanel has joined forces with the M+ museum to restore nine seminal films from the Hong Kong New Wave movement. Under the guidance of Silke Schmickl, Chanel’s lead curator of moving image, the restoration project includes celebrated works such as T’ang Shushuen’s *The Arch* (1968), Peter Yung’s *The System* (1979), and Patrick Tam’s *Love Massacre* (1981). These restored films are set to premiere at major international film festivals in 2025, marking a pivotal moment in safeguarding the cinematic heritage of the region.
Swinton asserts that «cinema is always in the present.» A movie from 1923 can seem as real as it would be a century later. The goal of film preservation is to capture the spirit of the present, not to preserve the past.
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Meanwhile, in Thailand, the initiative takes an experimental turn with Weerasethakul’s A Conversation with the Sun (VR) premiering at the
