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BECOMING HUMAN

BECOMING HUMAN  ( ជាតិជាមនុស្សា)

A FILM by POLEN LY -- NOW IN POST-PRODUCTION

Thida, the spirit guardian of an old cinema facing demolition, must confront her existence as a ghost and the choice of rebirth. When she meets Hai, a living human with whom she forms a deep bond, their connection forces her to face not only her spiritual destiny but also the realities of a country undergoing profound economic and social change.
​Cambodia | 2025 | Fiction | 100-120 mins | Color | Digital | Color | OV Khmer

Starring Serak Savorn and Piseth Chhun

Director and Writer: Polen Ly
Producer: Daniel Mattes
Director of Photography: Son Doan
Editor: Kavich Neang
Sound Design and Mix: Vincent Villa

A project developed within the program Biennale College-Cinema with the support of a grant by La Biennale di Venezia and in partnership with Chanel
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      • TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT
      • DIAMOND ISLAND
      • DREAM LAND
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      • THE TASTE OF SECRETS
      • LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING
      • WAXING MOON
    • SHORTS >
      • GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES
      • GOLDEN DRAGON
      • FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY
      • SEA WITHIN A SEA
      • SUNRISE IN MY MIND
      • CALIFORNIA DREAMING
      • NEW LAND BROKEN ROAD
      • A MILLION YEARS
      • GOODBYE PHNOM PENH
      • THREE WHEELS
      • CAMBODIA 2099
    • IN PROGRESS >
      • BECOMING HUMAN
      • TO LEAVE, TO STAY
      • PROMISED SPACES
      • FRESH AS DAISY
      • ECHOES FROM TOMORROW >
        • About the Project
        • THE CRAB
  • PROGRAMS
    • KAMPUNG FILM FESTIVAL
    • MARG1N
    • KARRE MOUY
  • CONTACT