Cambodia International Film Festival

NOTES FROM A POET

NOTES FROM A POET αžŸαŸ†αžŽαŸαžšαž€αžœαžΈαž“αž·αž–αž“αŸ’αž’ by Simon Garez Canada/2025/10min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαŸŠαžΈαž˜αŸ‰αž»αž„ αž αŸ’αž€αžΆαžšαŸ‰αŸ αž€αžΆαžŽαžΆαžŠαžΆ/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ‘αŸ αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story After discovering an enigmatic inscription in a library book, a restless dreamer embarks on a quest to unlock its meaning. αžšαžΏαž„ αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸ‡αžƒαžΎαž‰αžŸαŸ†αžŽαŸαžšαž’αžΆαžαŸŒαž€αŸ†αž”αžΆαŸ†αž„αž˜αž½αž™αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαŸ€αžœαž—αŸ…αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αž…αžΈαž–αžΈαž”αžŽαŸ’αžŽαžΆαž›αŸαž™ αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž…αžΌαž›αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαžŸαŸ’αžšαž˜αžΎαžŸαŸ’αžšαž˜αŸƒαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžŠαžΎαž˜αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαžŠαŸ„αŸ‡αž”αŸ’αžšαžŸαŸ’αž“αžΆαžŸαŸ†αžŽαŸαžšαž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”

THE CHAMBER

THE CHAMBER αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž”αŸ‹ by Fidae Sbaai Morocco/2024/15min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž αŸ’αžœαžΈαžŠαŸ αžŸαŸ’αž”αžΆαž™ αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžšαŸ‰αž»αž€/្០្ៀ/៑αŸ₯αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story A young man lives in a dark, strange chamber, unsuitable for a decent life, trying to cope with constant disturbances from outside. One day, strange people bring him something that will change his life and lead him on a journey of contradictions, […]

MOM

MOM αž˜αž»αŸ† by Camille Marie De Vulpillieres Belgium/2025/13min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž€αžΆαž˜αžΈαž› αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžšαžΈ αžŠαžΊαžœαŸ‰αž›αž–αžΈαž›αžΈαž™αŸ αž”αŸŠαŸ‚αž›αž αŸ’αžŸαŸŠαž·αž€/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ‘αŸ£αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Mom is the name of a little girl living her childhood in Cambodia. She is also the mom of the filmmaker. She remembers the sea, her mom, sister, the Khmer rouge … αžšαžΏαž„ αž˜αž»αŸ†αž‡αžΆαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αž€αŸ’αž˜αŸαž„αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΈαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαžΌαž…αžšαžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž€αž˜αŸ’αž–αž»αž‡αžΆαŸ” αž–αŸαž›αž“αŸαŸ‡ αž“αžΆαž„αž€αŸ’αž›αžΆαž™αž‡αžΆαž˜αŸ’αžŠαžΆαž™αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαžΉαž€αž“αžΆαŸ†αžšαžΏαž„αŸ” αž“αžΆαž„αž“αžΉαž€αžƒαžΎαž‰αž–αžΈαžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžš αž˜αŸ’αžŠαžΆαž™αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž“αžΆαž„ αž”αž„αž”αŸ’αž’αžΌαž“αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΈ αžαŸ’αž˜αŸ‚αžšαž€αŸ’αžšαž αž˜β€¦αŸ”

THE LITTLE SHOPPING TROLLEY

THE LITTLE SHOPPING TROLLEY αžšαž‘αŸ‡αž‘αž·αž‰αž₯αžœαŸ‰αžΆαž“αŸ‹ by Laurence Ly Canada (Quebec)/2024/18min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž‘αžΌαžšαŸ‰αž„αŸ‹ αž›αžΈ αž€αžΆαžŽαžΆαžŠαžΆ/្០្ៀ/αŸ‘αŸ¨αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Living on a shoestring in Montreal, a Vietnamese mother must act in bad faith to assert her right to buy 12 discount laundry detergents that she’s been refused at a grocery store. A little Christmas story of family and […]

THE ROOTS REMAIN

THE ROOTS REMAIN αžœαž·αž›αžšαž€αž”αŸ’αžšαž—αž–αžŠαžΎαž˜ by Jean-SΓ©bastien Francoeur and Andrew Marchand-Boddy Canada/2015/73min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž αŸ’αžŸαž„αŸ‹-αžŸαŸαž”αžΆαžŸαŸ’αž™αžΆαž„ αž αŸ’αžœαŸ’αžšαž„αŸ‹αž€αžΊ & αž’αž„αŸ‹αžŠαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœ αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαž€αžŸαž„αŸ‹-αž”αžΌαžŒαžΈ αž€αžΆαžŽαžΆαžŠαžΆ/្០៑αŸ₯/αŸ§αŸ£αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story In an emotional tribute, Montreal graffiti artist Fonki returns to Cambodia to paint a giant mural of his relatives killed in the genocide. During his time there, he connects with a group of Cambodian youth […]

GOOD VALLEY STORIES

GOOD VALLEY STORIES αžšαžΏαž„αž“αž·αž‘αžΆαž“αž“αŸƒαž‡αŸ’αžšαž›αž„αž—αŸ’αž“αŸ† by JosΓ© Luis Guerin France, Spain/2025/120min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž αŸ’αžŸαžΌαžŸαŸ αž›αŸ’αžœαžΈαž αŸ’αž‚αžΆαžšαžΆαŸ†αž„ αž”αžΆαžšαžΆαŸ†αž„-αž’αŸαžŸαŸ’αž”αŸ‰αžΆαž‰/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ‘αŸ’αŸ αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story On the outskirts of Barcelona, Vallbona is an enclave bordered by a river, railway tracks, and a highway. Antonio, the son of Catalan workers, has been growing flowers here for nearly 90 years. He’s been joined by Makome, Norma, […]

THE ETERNAL RAM

THE ETERNAL RAM αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡αžšαžΆαž˜αž’αž˜αžαŸˆ by Himanshu Joshi India/2025/49min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž αŸŠαžΈαž˜αŸ‰αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžŸαŸŠαž» αž…αžΌαžŸαŸŠαžΈ αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΆ/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ€αŸ©αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story This documentary explores the Ramayana, composed by Sage Valmiki, the β€œfirst poet,” and its profound influence on Indian culture. Over two millennia, its many versions shaped storytelling, ethics, theatre, dance, art, and social reforms, making it a living sum of India’s […]

KOUN SREI (My Daughter)

KOUN SREI (MY DAUGHTER) αž€αžΌαž“αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΈ by Linda Nguon and SΓ©bastien Kong France/2026/4min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž„αž½αž“ αž›αžΈαž“αžŠαžΆ αž“αž·αž„αžŸαŸαž”αžΆαžŸαŸ’αž™αžΆαž„ αž‚αž„αŸ‹ αž”αžΆαžšαžΆαŸ†αž„/្០្៦/αŸ€αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Kim, 63, raises her daughter Tam in a country she does not fully know. Through daily routines, Tam’s unease in her mother’s life emerges. Koun Srei celebrates the beauty of everyday rituals and prayers to […]

REST IN PIECES

REST IN PIECES αž†αŸ’αž’αžΉαž„αž˜αž·αž“αž’αžŽαŸ’αžŠαŸ‚αž by Sophea KimΒ  Cambodia/2026/19min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž‚αžΉαž˜ αžŸαŸ„αž—αžΆ αž€αž˜αŸ’αž–αž»αž‡αžΆ/្០្៦/αŸ‘αŸ©αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Two middle-aged women meet to divide the ashes of a man they both loved. His mysterious death haunts them. When one brings a sanitary bag for her share, old wounds erupt. Through anger and grief they rediscover buried secrets, long-hidden betrayals […]

LOC LAC

LOC LAC αž‘αž»αž€αž‘αžΆαž€αŸ‹ By Bun ChaΓ― Ly France/2025/7min Β  αžŠαŸ„αž™αž”αŸŠαž»αž“ αž…αŸƒαž›αžΈ αž”αžΆαžšαžΆαŸ†αž„/្០្αŸ₯/αŸ§αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈ Β  Story Sinn Ran goes home and cooks. As he prepares, he recalls his childhood memories of cooking and eating with his Aunt. αžšαžΏαž„ αžŸαŸŠαžΈαž“ αžšαŸ‰αžΆαž“αŸ‹ αž‘αŸ…αž•αŸ’αž‘αŸ‡αž αžΎαž™αž…αž˜αŸ’αž’αž·αž“αž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαŸ” αž–αŸαž›αžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αž…αž˜αŸ’αž’αž·αž“ αž‚αŸαž€αŸαž“αžΉαž€αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž’αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžΆαžœαžšαžΈαž™αŸαž–αžΈαž€αž»αž˜αžΆαžšαž—αžΆαž–αž–αŸαž›αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž αžΌαž”αž αžΌαž”αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž˜αŸ’αžŠαžΆαž™αž˜αžΈαž„αŸ”