The Shadows of Kok Thlok. Documentary film. 2020. 16’.
Short synopsis: Phnom Penh, Cambodia. At the house of director, playwright, Khmer Rouge Tribunal interpreter Phoeung Kompheak, the Kok Thlok shadow puppet theatre troupe reinvents a sacred art form lost in the country's recent history: Sbaek Thom. With up to two meters tall puppets chiselled and painted on cow skin, they rehearse their version of the Reamker, Cambodian foundational story of the fight between good and evil.
Official Selection Cambodia International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Goa Short Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Asia South East-Short Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival 2022
Official Selection London Lift-Off Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival 2022
Honorable Mention at the 2022 UK Seasonal Short Film Festival
Nominee for Best Short Documentary at the Paris Film Festival 2021
Nominee for Best Short Documentary at the London Shorts film festival 2021