FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY

FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY
(ឆ្ងាយដាច់អាល័យ / Chhngai dach alai)

Directed by POLEN LY

WORLD PREMIERE - BERLINALE SHORTS 2022 - GERMANY
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINS - PALM SPRINGS SHORTSFEST 2022 - USA
AIR CANADA AWARD - REEL ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2022 - TORONTO, CANADA
BEST PERFORMANCE - SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
'GLI OCCHI SULLA CITTÀ' BEST SHORT FILM AWARD - LACENO D'ORO 2022 - AVELLINO, ITALY

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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FESTIVALS

World Premiere - Berlinale Shorts 2022 - Germany
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022 - UK
Aspen Shortsfest 2022 - Colorado, USA
New Directors/New Films 2022 - New York, USA
Vienna Shorts 2022 - Austria
Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival 2022 - Brazil
Palm Springs Internation ShortFest 2022 - California, USA
HollyShorts Film Festival 2022 - California, USA
Kurzfilm Hamburg 2022 - Germany
Documenta.15 - "Village Cinema" - Germany
Concorto Film Festival 2022 - Italy
Namur International Festival of Francophone Film 2022 - Belgium
Vancouver International Film Festival 2022 - Canada
Filmfest Sundsvall 2022 - Sweden
Corto e Fieno Rural Film Festival 2022 - Italy
PROVINZIALE Filmfest Eberswalde 2022 - Germany
Lima Alterna International Film Festival 2022 - Perù
Imagine Science Film Festival 2022 - New York, USA
Raindance Film Festival 2022 - London, UK
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2022 - California, USA
New Orleans Film Festival 2022 - Louisiana, USA
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2022 - Canada
Singapore International Film Festival 2022 - Singapore
Cinema South Festival 2022 - Israel
Lublin Film Festival 2022 - Poland
Festival Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2022 - Brazil
Laceno d'oro International Film Festival 2022 - Italy
Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival 2022 - Philippines
Bogoshorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2022 - Colombia
Cambodia National Short Film Festival 2022 - Cambodia
Minimalen Film Festival 2023 - Norway
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2023 - Thailand
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2023 - France