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THE ETERNAL RAM

THE ETERNAL RAM ព្រះរាមអមតៈ by Himanshu Joshi India/2025/49min   ដោយហ៊ីម៉ាន់ស៊ុ ចូស៊ី ឥណ្ឌា/២០២៥/៤៩នាទី   Story This documentary explores the Ramayana, composed by Sage Valmiki, the “first 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) កូនស្រី by Linda Nguon and Sébastien Kong France/2026/4min   ដោយងួន លីនដា និងសេបាស្យាង គង់ បារាំង/២០២៦/៤នាទី   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 ឆ្អឹងមិនអណ្ដែត by Sophea Kim  Cambodia/2026/19min   ដោយគឹម សោភា កម្ពុជា/២០២៦/១៩នាទី   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 ឡុកឡាក់ By Bun Chaï Ly France/2025/7min   ដោយប៊ុន ចៃលី បារាំង/២០២៥/៧នាទី   Story Sinn Ran goes home and cooks. As he prepares, he recalls his childhood memories of cooking and eating with his Aunt. រឿង ស៊ីន រ៉ាន់ ទៅផ្ទះហើយចម្អិនអាហារ។ ពេលរៀបចំចម្អិន គេក៏នឹកដល់អនុស្សាវរីយ៍ពីកុមារភាពពេលធ្វើម្ហូបហូបជាមួយម្ដាយមីង។

THE SENTRY

THE SENTRY ឆ្មាំខ្មោច by Jake Wachtel Cambodia, USA/2024/17min   ដោយជេក វ៉ាចធែល កម្ពុជា-អាមេរិក/២០២៤/១៧នាទី   Story A cheeky dismantling of spy tropes and a love letter to Cambodia, THE SENTRY follows a Western agent who thinks he’s about to make another routine kill—until a local guard refuses to remain a footnote. A genre-bending tale about the extraordinary […]

HEARTACHE

HEARTACHE គ្រាំចិត្ត by Sophasak Kimann, Seyhak Chat, Hemkiry Song, Pilot Sok, Chanthida Hem Cambodia/2025/12min   ដោយគឹមអាន សុផាស័ក្ត,ឆាត សីហាក់,សុង ហែមគីរី,សុខ ពីឡុត, ហែម ចាន់ធីតា កម្ពុជា/២០២៥/១២នាទី   Story Sothea struggles through the five stages of grief, trying to keep his girlfriend Soma from leaving. រឿង សុទ្ធាកំពុងប្រឹងជម្នះឆ្លងកាត់ដំណាក់កាលទាំង៥នៃទុក្ខសោក ដោយព្យាយាមរក្សាសោមា ដែលជាសង្សារកុំឱ្យចាកចេញពីគាត់។

RAN SOM

RAN SOM ចាប់ជំរិត by Richard Dang Canada/2025/12min   ដោយរីឆាត ដាង កាណាដា/២០២៥/១២នាទី   Story Two small-time burglars kidnap the son of a wealthy businessman, demanding twenty thousand dollars. But when they discover that the boy is a victim of harsh discipline at home, they face a moral dilemma that blurs the line between criminals and protectors. […]

SISOWATH QUAY

SISOWATH QUAY មាត់ទន្លេ by Stephanie Lansaque and François Leroy France/2025/15min   ដោយស្ទេហ្វានី ឡង់សាក់ & ហ្វ្រង់ស័រ ឡឺរ៉ូយ បារាំង/២០២៥/១៥នាទី   Story Phnom Penh, Nakry and Sothear meet on the Sisowath quay for their first date. At nightfall, the romance turns into a nightmare when the young girl transforms into a strange creature… រឿង ណាគ្រី និងសុធា ជ្រើសរើសមាត់ទន្លេសម្រាប់ការណាត់ជួបគ្នាជាលើកដំបូង។ ពេលយប់ […]

CHANT OF THE DESERT FLOWER

CHANT OF THE DESERT FLOWER សំនៀថផ្កាលើវាលខ្សាច់ by Kim Sophea Cambodia/2025/16min ដោយគឹម សោភា កម្ពុជា/២០២៥/១៦នាទី Story A young man awaits to meet his mother for the first time. As they come face to face, an awkward and fragile conversation unfolds. Mother and son begin a quiet journey toward understanding and healing, choosing connection over the weight of […]

FRESH AS A DAISY

FRESH AS A DAISY ស្រស់ដូចផ្កា by Socheata Van Cambodia/2026/14min ដោយវ៉ាន់ សុជាតា កម្ពុជា/២០២៦/១៤នាទី Story Da and Srean, friends in their 20s, bond over struggles with their conservative families. Srean faces an arranged marriage to a man near her father’s age, while Da is urged to move to the United States. They consider themselves a fortune teller, […]