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Salt In Their Veins

Salt In Their Veins សមុទ្រជាដង្ហើមជីវិត by Rita Hencke United Kingdom/2024/17 min   ដោយរីតា ហេនខឺ អង់គ្លេស/២០២៤/១៧នាទី Story East Indonesia. Communities of sea people live a life that ties them closely to the marine environment. They are known as Bajo, descendants of former sea nomads who were once roaming the ocean to fish and trade. While the […]

Tranquil (Panatag)

Tranquil (Panatag) សន្តិភាព by Allan Lazaro Philippines/2023/20 min   ដោយអាឡែន ឡាសារ៉ូ ហ្វីលីពីន/២០២៣/២០នាទី Story For centuries, fisherfolk from the town of Masinloc have considered the Scarborough Shoal not only their traditional fishing grounds but also their shelter from the stormy seas. After losing access to their main source of livelihood due to Chinese intrusion in the […]

Life On Tonle Sap

Life On Tonle Sap ទប់ទឹកទន្លេ by Thy Rath, Lysokun Mon, Lis Lann Cambodia, 2024, 18min   ដោយ រ៉ាត់ ទី/ ម៉ុន  លីសគុណ​/​​ ឡាន់ លីស កម្ពុជា / ២០២៤/ ១៨នាទី Story Located on the banks of Tonle Sap Lake, Kampong Prahok village is confronting the impacts of climate change, including wildfires, changing water levels, and fish shortages. Chin […]

MEKONG, An Explorer’s Eye

MEKONG, An Explorer’s Eye ការស្វែងយល់ពីរចក្ខុវិស័យទន្លេមេគង្គ by Benoit Prabel France/2023/20 min   ដោយ ប៊េតវាស់ ប្រាប៊ែល ប្រទេសបារាំង/២០២៣/២០ នាទី Story In 2013, Rémi Camus embarked on his second expedition with the aim of understanding the way of life of populations living along the Mekong River. Having experienced water scarcity in Australia, Rémi would discover the abundance of water, […]

From Preah Rumkel with Love

From Preah Rumkel with Love មកពីព្រះរំកិលជាមួយសេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់ by Natalie Ong, Kay Yeo, Hong Cheng Koh, Sotheareak Theang, Sophal Baun Singapore/2023/5 min   ដោយ Natalie Ong, Kay Yeo, Hong Cheng Koh, Sotheareak Theang, Sophal Baun សិង្ហបុរី/២០២៣/៥នាទី Story “From Preah Rumkel, with Love” is a 5-minute documentary crafted by three first-time filmmakers and Geography students from the National […]

A Silent Pool

A Silent Pool អន្លង់ស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ by Bunchhai Chhun Cambodia/2023/9 min   ដោយឈុន ប៊ុនឆៃ កម្ពុជា/២០២៣/៩នាទី Story Vanna is a boatman in the Preah Rumkel community-based eco-tourism where Irrawaddy Dolphins used to live in the Mekong River near his community. The story explores Vanna’s adaptability after the absence of Irrawaddy Dolphins in the community. រឿង វណ្ណាជាអ្នកបើកទូកនៅសហគមន៍អេកូទេសចរណ៍ព្រះរំកិល ដែលធ្លាប់ជាជម្រកសត្វផ្សោតអុីរ៉ាវ៉ាឌី ។ […]

Exhuma

Exhuma គាស់ផ្នូរ by Jang Jae-Hyun South Korea/2024/134 min   ដោយចាង ជេហ៊ុន កូរ៉េខាងត្បូង/២០២៤/១៣៤នាទី Story When a renowned shaman and her protégé are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician and the […]

A Tree Once Grew Here

https://cambodiaiff.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/244dabd3-aTreeOnceGrewHere_Trailer.mp4 A Tree Once Grew Here by Johnnie Semerad United States/2023/7 min Story This animation tells a tale that transcends language. We are reminded that we must rebalance harmony and nurture our planet; because we can no longer afford not to.

Beneath the Light

Beneath the Light by Alexandra Nackley Canada/2024/3 min Story Beneath the Light is about a silk scarf flowing and dancing through her magical world while she attempts to flee from evil spirits represented as dark clouds. The film is animated under camera with acrylic paint on canvas and the figures are choreographed to a dramatic […]