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WANDERING DAYDREAMS: THE ART OF MAKARA THACH SERNETT

WANDERING DAYDREAMS: THE ART OF MAKARA THACH SERNETT សុបិនទាំងថ្ងៃ ៖ សិល្បៈរបស់មករា ថាច ស៊ែរណិត by Josh Hendrix USA/2024/14.5min   ដោយចូស ហិនឌ្រិក អាមេរិក/២០២៤/១៤,៥នាទី   Story A refugee-turned-artist transforms her tumultuous past into a canvas of comfort and joy through impressionist paintings, highlighting the healing power of art amidst political upheaval and personal resilience.   រឿង   សិល្បការិនីជាអតីតជនភៀសខ្លួនម្នាក់បានប្រែក្លាយភាពវឹកវរកាលពីអតីតកាលរបស់ខ្លួនទៅជាផ្ទាំងគំនូរដ៏កក់ក្ដៅ […]

FOREST TO FUTURE: STORIES ROOTED IN LAND AND LIVELIHOOD|

FOREST TO FUTURE: STORIES ROOTED IN LAND AND LIVELIHOOD ព្រៃឈឺគឺជីវិត ៖ រឿងរ៉ាវដែលផ្សារភ្ជាប់នឹងដីធ្លី និងរបរចិញ្ចឹមជីវិត By Bophana Audiovisual Center student filmmakers Cambodia/2025/63min   ដោយសិស្សភាពយន្តនៃមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលធនធានសោតទស្សន៍បុប្ផាណា កម្ពុជា/២០២៥/៦៣នាទី   Story This curated screening unites three compelling short documentaries that reveal how Cambodian communities thrive through the deep wisdom of local plants and trees. One traces forest resins gathered for traditional […]

THE GUARDIAN OF STORIES

THE GUARDIAN OF STORIES អ្នកថែរឿងនិទាន By Claudia Bellasi and Markus Steiner Ender Lao P.D.R., Spain/2025/74min   ដោយក្លូដឌៀ បែលឡាស៊ី & ម៉ាគូស ស្ទែនឺ អែនដឺ ឡាវ-អេស្ប៉ាញ/២០២៥/៧៤នាទី   Story In Luang Prabang, Siphai Thammavong juggles odd jobs to support his family while performing traditional tales for tourists. As oral storytelling fades and an elderly source dies, he feels urgent […]

MY GRANDMA’S STORY

MY GRANDMA’S STORY រឿងរបស់ជីដូនខ្ញុំ by Sourthearak DuongCambodia, USA/2025/9min   ដោយដួង សុទ្ធារៈ កម្ពុជា-អាមេរិក/២០២៥/៩នាទី    Story This documentary tells the story of a Cambodian woman whose life was upended by the Khmer Rouge. From a privileged life, she became a single mother of eight, fleeing danger, losing family to starvation, enduring forced labor, and rebuilding her life […]

COOL LIKE US: LA CIMA SERIES

COOL LIKE US: LA CIMA SERIES ត្រជាក់ដូចយើង៖ LA CIMA SERIES by Sidney Ken Cambodia/2026/76min   ដោយកេន ស៊ីដនីកម្ពុជា/២០២៦/៧៦នាទី    Story Seven artists. Seven journeys. One dream. Cool Like Us is a Docu-series that dives into the rise to fame of Cambodia’s new wave of artists: YCN Tomie, YCN Dizzy, YCN Rakhie, All3rgy, Hasha, Mut Phearin and […]

KHMERICA

KHMERICA ខ្មែរអាមេរិកាំង by Thibaut Amri, Antoine Guide and Lucas Sénécaut Cambodia/2025/42min ដោយធីបូ អាំរី , អង់ទន ហ្គីដ និងលូកាស សេណេកូ កម្ពុជា/២០២៥/៤២នាទី Story Joker, Kookie and Djumbo are Khmericans — Cambodian refugees who grew up in the U.S. and were deported back to Cambodia after serving time in prison. Between reconnecting with fellow Khmericans and adapting to daily […]

MY HUSBAND THE CHILD SOLDIER

MY HUSBAND THE CHILD SOLDIER ប្ដីខ្ញុំទាហានកុមារ by Tom Peppiatt UK/2025/54min ដោយថម ប៉ិបពីយ៉ាត ចក្រភពអង់គ្លេស/២០២៥/៥៤នាទី Story In Cambodia, former Khmer Rouge child soldier Aki Ra and his wife Hout risk their lives clearing landmines left from decades of war, helping communities reclaim their land. They adopt children maimed or orphaned by explosions and found a war museum […]

MEMORIES OF THE BEGINNING

MEMORIES OF THE BEGINNING អនុស្សាវរីយ៍នៃការចាប់ផ្ដើម by Fin BoswellUK/2025/20min   ដោយហ្វីន បូស្វែល ចក្រភពអង់គ្លេស/២០២៥/២០នាទី    Story Memories of the Beginning tells the story of survival and unlikely friendship between two 13-year-old prison guards at one of Cambodia’s earliest killing fields. Filmed 50 years later at the former prison site, it traces a hard-won journey of compassion and […]

WE FORGIVE BUT WE DON’T FORGET

WE FORGIVE BUT WE DON’T FORGET យើងអភ័យ តែយើងមិនភ្លេច by Daniela Wildi, Rotha SuongSwitzerland/2025/53min     ដោយដានីញែឡា វីលឌី & សួង រដ្ឋា ស្វ៊ីស/២០២៥/៥៣នាទី    Story Following the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements that ended Cambodia’s civil war after the Khmer Rouge genocide, We Forgive but We Don’t Forget asks what comes after peace is signed. The film follows […]

GUNS & LOTUSES

GUNS & LOTUSES កាំភ្លើង និងផ្កាឈូក by Grant HennessyCambodia/2026/105min   ដោយហ្គ្រែន ហែណាស៊ី កម្ពុជា/២០២៦/១០៥នាទី    Story Set amid Cambodia’s sacred architecture and lush landscapes, Guns & Lotuses explores a society fractured by genocide. Through psychological, legal, spiritual, and historical insight, it follows former Khmer Rouge child soldier Suon Rottana on a journey toward accountability and forgiveness. Guided […]