CALIFORNIA DREAMING

Directed by Sreylin Meas

SPECIAL MENTION - SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHORTS COMPETITION - SINGAPORE IFF 2019
SPECIAL MENTION - LIMA ALTERNA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - LIMA, PERÚ

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - FINLAND
"NEW ACTION! SOUTHEAST ASIA" - OSAKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - JAPAN
CAMBODIA IN SHORT - CAMBODIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - CAMBODIA
(SOUTH)EAST ASIA NOW - CA'FOSCARI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - VENICE, ITALY
MINIKINO FILM WEEK 2020 - BALI, INDONESIA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TAOYUAN FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - TAOYUAN, TAIWAN
OTHER VIEWS - OLHAR DE CINEMA 2020 - CURITIBA, BRASIL
OFFICIAL SELECTION - LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - LOS ANGELES, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - CAAMFEST FORWARD 2020 - SAN FRANCISCO, USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - LUANG PRABANG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - LAO PDR
OFFICIAL SELECTION - SHORT CIRCUIT PACIFIC RIM FILM FESTIVAL 2021 - VICTORIA, CANADA
OPEN DOORS - LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2021 - LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND
FOCUS ON ANTI-ARCHIVE - BERWICK FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2021 - UK

Two women from different backgrounds encounter one another at an oceanfront resort and discover a hidden bond that ties them together, allowing them to escape from their realities.

Cambodia | 2019 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 1.85:1 | 16 min

Starring: Sarita Reth and Monysak Sou
Director: Sreylin Meas
Writer: Sreylin Meas
Producers: Davy Chou and Park Sungho
Production Companies: Anti-Archive
Associate Producers: Steve Chen, Daniel Mattes, Kavich Neang
Director of Photography: Douglas Seok
Sound Designer: Vincent Villa
Editor: Kavich Neang
Art Direction: Kanitha Tith
Assistant Director: Danech San
Production Manager: Socheata Van
Gaffer: Chandara Sok

PRESS

9th Olhares (2020) - California Dreaming: A unique Cambodia / Cinema Escrito (Brasil, Portuguese language) / 14 October 2020

Interview with Sreylin Meas: Maybe the perspective of the people who have power is not the same as ours / Asian Movie Pulse / 12 March 2020

Short Film Review: California Dreaming (2019) by Sreylin Meas / Asian Movie Pulse / 7 March 2020

Film Review: California Dreaming (2019) / Sindie / 3 March 2020

PRESS KIT

This film was funded with the generous support of over 300 individual donors through a crowdfunding campaign set up on Indiegogo.com for the "Echoes from Tomorrow" project.

Executive Producers: Nicholas Chee, Casey Dobson, Catherine Garzio, Brandon Hashimoto, Piyaporn Indageha, Sherry Miller, Mok Rotha, Kyun Se Seok, Satoshi Sugano, and Nina You

The films of "Echoes from Tomorrow" have received support from the Cambodia Film Commission, the Cinema and Cultural Diffusion Department of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia, SOYO, Sabay Entertainment, and PSE-I School of Media.