FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY

FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY
(ឆ្ងាយដាច់អាល័យ / Chhngai dach alai)

Directed by POLEN LY

WORLD PREMIERE - BERLINALE SHORTS 2022 - GERMANY

A young indigenous Bunong woman and her older brother spend one last day in their rural village in northeastern Cambodia, before an impending move to the capital city in search of a more prosperous life. While her brother is excited for the move, she senses a quiet desire to return to their long-gone village that was lost to the development of a nearby hydroelectric dam a few years earlier.

Cambodia | 2022 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 24 min | Bunong, Khmer

Starring: Bopha Oul, Phanny Loem, Sokhen Ol, Sarin Thong

Director: Polen Ly
Producers: Sophea Kim, Daniel Mattes, Davy Chou
Production Company: Anti-Archive
In co-production with Kongchak Pictures
With the support of Singapore International Film Festival SEA-SHORTS Film Grant
Co-Producer: Loy Te
Associate Producers: Steve Chen, Kavich Neang, Park Sungho
World Sales: Lights On

Script: Polen Ly
Director of Photography: Polen Ly
Sound Recordist: Vet Mourng
1st Assistant Director: Ouch Lath
2nd Assistant Director: Sopheon Oul
Editor: Kavich Neang
Sound Designer, Editor & Mixer: Vincent Villa
Post-Production Lab: White Light Post
Colorist: Jirayu Jangwattanapong

Development of this film was made possible with the generous support of Angelina Jolie, International Rivers NGO, and numerous Indiegogo donors to "The River Snail" project.
The film was developed and completed with support from the Singapore International Film Festival's SEA-SHORTS Film Grant, and in partnership with Momo Film Co, the Cambodia Film Commission, and the Cambodian Department of Cinema and Cultural Diffusion.

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