Cambodia International Film Festival

The Paddle

The Paddle

ទូកងកំដរជីវិត

By Vathanak Kim

Cambodia/2024/8 min

 

ដោយគឹម វឌ្ឍនៈ 

កម្ពុជា/២០២៤/នាទី

Story

Bon Om Touk is one of popular festivals in Cambodia.
It is also known as Cambodia Water Festival.
It is celebrated for 3 days on 14 Kaet, 15 Kaet, and 1 Roaj of Kadhek
which might fall on late October or early November. The festival will include boat races, illuminated floats, fireworks displays, and so on. This festival takes place on Tonle Sap river right in front of The Royal Palace.
Cambodians celebrate Bon Om Touk to marks the end of the rainy season. As the oarsman they always gather for training before the competition.

Sitha whose father is a fishing man and a boat racer living his life to fulfil his father wish. Uncle Sithoeun trained him with other kids to continue his desire to be the boat racers. This story give you a glimpse of meaningful dedication of Sitha to his father as well as Cambodia boat racing tradition.

រឿង

ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូកនៅកម្ពុជាប្រារព្ធឡើងជារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំរយៈពេល ៣ ថ្ងៃ។ ឆ្នាំនេះ ស៊ីថាហ្វឹកហាត់ជាមួយក្មេងៗដទៃទៀតដើម្បីត្រៀមខ្លួនការប្រណាំងទូកនៅក្នុងពិធីបុណ្យនេះ។