Hey, all! For a quick update, last weekend I was lucky enough to be able to go up to Siem Reap for Cambodia's first international film festival, the Angkor Wat International Film Festival! It was small and the first of its kind, but I was impressed by the films I saw. A few were made in Cambodia, most international, almost all Asian, Southeast Asia, or political in theme. The festival was small and well-staffed enough that they did not really need volunteers, but of course, I was somehow able to still be a volunteer and announce a few of the film titles before they were screened. It was held at the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort Siem Reap which was mind-blowingly pristine, elegant, and gorgeous.
The films I was lucky enough to see were:
AMONGST WHITE CLOUDS, directed by: Edward A. Burger
BORN SWEET, directed by: Cynthia Wade
CLIMATE REFUGEES, directed by: Michael P. Nash
DREAMLAND, directed by: ÞORFINNUR GUÐNASON & ANDRI SNÆR MAGNASON
FJORD, directed by: Skule Eriksen
READY MADE, directed by: Bingjian Zhang
SILENCE, directed by: Ava Lanche
TAYLOR CAMP, directed by: Robert C. Stone
THE TRIALS of HENRY KISSINGER, directed by: Eugene Jarecki
Not bad for only a three day festival that, due to my, ya know, day job, I was only able to attend about 50% of! Every single film I saw was wonderful in its own right, and I can honestly say I have never attended a festival where I felt that way. Cambodia is full of surprises, isn't it?
In other news, off to Singapore for a quick mini-vacation. I've taken 2 days off work because I NEED it! I will be seeing a good friend who lives in Singapore and seeing the Australian production of the musical "Wicked," so I couldn't be happier! Just to be in a real CITY, a place where things are moving, fast, and exciting... my Thursday flight couldn't come fast enough!
Until then... I'm sure I'll have a lot to report on my adventures in Singapore ;)
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