Cambodia International Film Festival

FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN αž αŸ’αžšαŸ’αžœαž„αŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αž›αžΈαž“ FRANKLIN Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž€αžΆαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž˜αŸ€ αž”αžΊαž αŸ’αžŸαŸ‚αžŸ αž’αžΌαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΆαž›αžΈ/្០្្/αŸ©αŸ αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Eighth-generation Tasmanian Oliver Cassidy embarks on a solo rafting trip down the Franklin River to retrace his late father’s journey to the historic blockade that saved the World Heritage-listed park from a hydroelectric dam in the 1980s. Through archival footage and interviews, the film highlights the […]

TURTLE WALKER

TURTLE WALKER αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαžΎαžšαžαžΆαž˜αž’αžŽαŸ’αžŠαžΎαž€ by Taira Malaney India/2024/75min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αžαŸƒαžšαŸ‰αžΆ αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαž‘αžΆαž“αžΈ αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΆ/្០្ៀ/៧αŸ₯αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on a journey along India’s coastlines and the Andaman and Nicobar islands. He uncovered the vital nesting beaches of sea turtles. During his death-defying quest, he unravels mysteries surrounding these enigmatic ocean creatures. After a […]

SEAGNAL : THE OCEAN’S LAST CALL

SEAGNAL : THE OCEAN’S LAST CALL αžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž–αŸ’αžšαž˜αžΆαž“αž…αž»αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αž–αžΈαžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžš by Jungrye Park and Jiyun Lee South Korea/2025/89min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž‡αž»αž„αžšαžΈ αž•αžΆαž€ & αž‡αžΈαž™αž»αž“ αž›αžΈ αž€αžΌαžšαŸ‰αŸαžαžΆαž„αžαŸ’αž”αžΌαž„/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ¨αŸ©αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Ocean is the beginning and end of all lifeβ€”yet this cradle of existence is collapsing. SEAGNAL follows the ocean’s final warnings, confronting truths we’ve long ignored: marine debris and ghost fishing, […]

IN SYMBIOSIS

IN SYMBIOSIS αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž“αž·αž„αž’αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž‡αžΆαžαž· by Helena Berndl and Francesco Maria Gallo UK/2025/123min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž’αŸαž›αžΈαžŽαžΆ αž”αŸŠαŸ‚αž“ & αž αŸ’αžœαŸ’αžšαž„αŸ‹αžŸαŸαžŸαŸ’αž€αžΌ αž˜αžΆαžšαžΈαž™αŸ‰αžΆ αž αŸ’αž€αžΆαž‘αžΌ αž’αž„αŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αž›αŸαžŸ/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ‘αŸ’αŸ£αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story In Symbiosis takes an eye-opening journey through time and space to reveal the true story of food and food security. It explores why our health and environments are deteriorating and offers solutions to break […]

AUGUST 32ND

AUGUST 32ND ៣្ សីហអ by Yunbin AN South Korea/2025/15min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž™αž»αž“αž”αŸŠαžΈαž“ αž’αžΆαž“ αž€αžΌαžšαŸ‰αŸαžαžΆαž„αžαŸ’αž”αžΌαž„/្០្αŸ₯/៑αŸ₯αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Sejin spends summer at his grandmother’s mountain home, where time stretches endlessly. When Heemin arrives, his solitary days brightenβ€”but the season begins to repeat, trapping him in a loop of memory and desire. αžšαžΏαž„ αžŸαŸαž‡αžΈαž“αž‘αŸ…αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž€αžœαž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž˜αž€αžΆαž›αžšαžŠαžΌαžœαž€αŸ’αžŠαŸ…αž“αŸ…αž•αŸ’αž‘αŸ‡αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“αž―αžαŸ†αž”αž“αŸ‹αž—αŸ’αž“αŸ†β€‹αŸ” αž–αŸαž›αžœαŸαž›αžΆαž“αŸ…αž‘αžΈαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαžΎαžšαž™αžΊαžαžαŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ†αž„αžŽαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αŸ” αž–αŸαž›αž αŸαž˜αžΈαž“αž˜αž€αžŠαž›αŸ‹ αžŸαŸαž‡αžΈαž“αž€αŸαž›αŸ‚αž„αž―αž€αŸ„αž‘αŸ€αž αžαŸ‚αžšαžŠαžΌαžœαž€αžΆαž›αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžŠαžΎαž˜αž€αžΎαžαž‘αžΎαž„αžŠαžŠαŸ‚αž›αŸ— αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž±αŸ’αž™αžšαžΌαž”αž‚αŸαž‡αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžœαžŠαŸ’αžŠαž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž…αž„αž…αžΆαŸ† […]

CÉREMONY

CEREMONY αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈαž”αž»αžŽαŸ’αž™ by Mark Wachholz Germany/2025/10min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαž€ αžœαŸ‰αžΆαž…αž αžΌαž› αž’αžΆαž›αŸ’αž›αžΊαž˜αŸ‰αž„αŸ‹/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ‘αŸ αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story In a near future where perception of minors in distress is heavily filtered, the lone survivor of a destroyed cityβ€”a 12-year-old girlβ€”is interviewed. She holds a darker truth. CΓ‰REMONY is a fable about desensitization and hidden trauma. αžšαžΏαž„ αž“αŸ…αž–αŸαž›αž’αž“αžΆαž‚αžαžŠαŸαžαŸ’αž›αžΈαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‚αŸαž˜αž·αž“αžŸαžΌαžœαž‡αžΆαž…αž„αŸ‹αž”αž„αŸ’αž αžΆαž‰αžšαžΌαž”αž—αžΆαž–αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž€αž»αž˜αžΆαžšαžšαž„αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αž“αŸ„αŸ‡ αž€αŸ’αž˜αŸαž„αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΈαž’αžΆαž™αž»αŸ‘αŸ’αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αžΆαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžšαž½αž…αž‡αžΈαžœαž·αžαžαŸ‚αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‚αžαŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ†αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαž‰ αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžŸαž˜αŸ’αž—αžΆαžŸαŸ” αž“αžΆαž„αž›αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αž»αž€αž€αžΆαžšαž–αž·αžαžŠαŸαžαŸ’αž˜αŸ…αž„αž„αžΉαžαž˜αž½αž™αŸ” […]

BETWEEN BLOWS AND SHADOWS

BETWEEN BLOWS AND SHADOWS αžšαžœαžΆαž„αž€αžΆαžšαž–αž·αžαž“αž·αž„αžŸαŸ’αžšαž˜αŸ„αž› by Tao Yu South Korea/2025/6min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αžαžΆαžœ αž™αžΌ αž€αžΌαžšαŸ‰αŸαžαžΆαž„αžαŸ’αž”αžΌαž„/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ¦αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story This experimental AI-generated short film explores new cinematic possibilities. In a battle between a wolf and a tiger, the film reconstructs narrative structure and visual language through algorithms, questioning how AI can become the storyteller and the conveyor of […]

THE CINEMA THAT NEVER WAS

THE CINEMA THAT NEVER WAS αž—αžΆαž–αž™αž“αŸ’αžαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αž·αž“αž’αŸ’αž›αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αžΆαž“ by Mark Wachholz Germany/2025/6min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαž€ αžœαŸ‰αžΆαž…αž αžΌαž› αž’αžΆαž›αŸ’αž›αžΊαž˜αŸ‰αž„αŸ‹/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ¦αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Have you wondered about films lost not to time, but to never existing? Not abandoned projects, but stories never imagined. What if the cinema we love is only a fraction of what could have been? Let’s remember the films […]

SECRET: UNTOLD MELODY

SECRET: UNTOLD MELODY αž”αž‘αž—αŸ’αž›αŸαž„αž’αžΆαžαŸŒαž€αŸ†αž”αžΆαŸ†αž„ by Seo You-min South Korea/2023/103min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαŸ‚αžœ αž™αžΌαž˜αžΈαž“ αž€αžΌαžšαŸ‰αŸαžαžΆαž„αžαŸ’αž”αžΌαž„/្០្៣/αŸ‘αŸ αŸ£αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story The film follows a pianist whose career was cut short by injury. At music college in Korea, he falls for a mysterious woman who inspires him to pursue music again, uncovering a time-bending secret. αžšαžΏαž„ αžαŸ’αžŸαŸ‚αž—αžΆαž–αž™αž“αŸ’αžαž“αŸαŸ‡β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž–αžΈαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž›αŸαž„αž–αŸ’αž™αŸ‰αžΆαžŽαžΌαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›β€‹αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž”αž„αŸ‹αž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαž–αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαžΆαžšαžšαž”αž½αžŸαŸ” αž“αŸ…αžŸαžΆαž€αž›αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαž›αŸαž™αžŠαžΌαžšαŸ’αž™αžαž“αŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈ αž‚αŸβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαŸ’αžšαž‘αžΆαž‰αŸ‹αž“αžΆαžšαžΈαž’αžΆαžαŸŒαž€αŸ†αž”αžΆαŸ†αž„αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹ αžŠαŸ‚αž›β€‹αž”αŸ†αž•αž»αžŸαž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αžαž±αŸ’αž™αž‚αŸαž”αž“αŸ’αžαž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαž–αžαž“αŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαžŸαžΆαž‡αžΆαžαŸ’αž˜αžΈ αžŠαŸ„αž™αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαžΉαž„αž–αžΈαž’αžΆαžαŸŒαž€αŸ†αž”αžΆαŸ†αž„αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž†αŸ’αž›αž„αž–αŸαž›αžœαŸαž›αžΆαŸ” […]

SLEEP

SLEEP αž›αž„αŸ‹αž›αž€αŸ‹ by Jason Yu South Korea/2023/95min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž…αŸαžŸαž»αž“ αž™αžΌ αž€αžΌαžšαŸ‰αŸαžαžΆαž„αžαŸ’αž”αžΌαž„/្០្៣/៩αŸ₯αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Sleep is a South Korean horror-thriller about newlyweds Soo-jin and Hyeon-su. After Hyeon-su begins sleepwalking with eerie, dangerous behavior he can’t remember, Soo-jin becomes terrified he might hurt himself or their family. As his condition worsens, she battles fear, sleepless nights, and […]