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LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING

LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING

Directed by Kavich Neang

NETPAC AWARD - IFFR 2019 BRIGHT FUTURE COMPETITION, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE - JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019, SOUTH KOREA

SPECIAL JURY AWARD - LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2019, USA
BEST DIRECTOR, DOCUMENTARY - TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL 2019, USA
BEST IMAGE - JANELA DE CINEMA DO RECIFE 2019, BRASIL
SPECIAL MENTION - TOKYO FILMEX 2019, JAPAN
STUDENT JURY PRIZE - TOKYO FILMEX 2019, JAPAN

TV AND VOD RELEASE - EBS, SOUTH KOREA, 08.2019
DOCS FOR SALE - IDFA, NETHERLANDS, 11.2019
NATIONAL PREMIERE - CAMBODIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, PHNOM PENH, 03.2020

“We’re used to seeing a house for its roof, windows, and walls. But in the end, as we move out of here, it breaks my heart." Filmmaker Kavich Neang's father is one of the hundreds of residents who must leave the iconic White Building in Phnom Penh. This housing block bore witness to a tremendous series of events: the young nation's Golden Age; a traumatic breakdown under a radical regime; decades of cultural revival centered within its walls; and, the rapid pace of capitalist development that would ultimately lead to its demise. Now the once radiant walls are grey and damaged. Neang, born here in 1987 and raised inside, once dreamed of shooting a fiction film here, but reality overtook his plan. It’s now the location for his first full-length documentary. When demolition comes, it’s all just a memory. 
PRESS KIT

FESTIVALS

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - CINÉMA DU RÉEL 2019, PARIS, FRANCE
LATITUDES - VISIONS DU RÉEL 2019, NYON, SWITZERLAND

ART OF THE REAL 2019 - FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, USA
DOC COMPETITION - SUBVERSIVE FESTIVAL 2019, ZAGREB, CROATIA
DOC COMPETITION - CAAMFEST 2019, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2019 - CHICAGO, IL, USA
FUTURE LIGHTS - TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL 2019 - TAIPEI, TAIWAN
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - BANGKOK ASEAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019, BANGKOK, THAILAND
OPEN DOORS - LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2019 - LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - EBS INT'L DOC FESTIVAL 2019 - SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - ARKIPEL 2019, JAKARTA, INDONESIA 
EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION - OPEN CITY DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2019, LONDON, UK
OFFICIAL SELECTION - WATHANN FF 2019, YANGON, MYANMAR
OFFICIAL SELECTION - KOTA KINABALU IFF 2019, KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - CAMBODIA TOWN FF 2019, LONG BEACH, CA, USA
NEW HORIZONS COMPETITION - BLACK CANVAS FCC 2019, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
TIME OF HISTORY COMPETITION - SEMINCI 2019, VALLADOLID, SPAIN

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION - SANTA FE INDEPENDENT FF 2019, SANTA FE, NM, USA
DOCVILLE - IMAGE DE VILLE / L'URBANOGRAPHE, AIX-EN-PROVENCE & MARSEILLE, FRANCE
OFFICIAL SELECTION - DOCUMENT FILM FESTIVAL 2019, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK
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DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION - MINSK "LISTAPAD" INT'L FILM FESTIVAL 2019, BELARUS
OFFICIAL SELECTION - DHARAMSHALA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019, INDIA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019, HONG KONG

OFFICIAL SELECTION - SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019, USA
STATE OF THE WORLD - RIDM 2019, MONTREAL, CANADA
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - ANTOFACINE 2019, ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

OFFICIAL SELECTION - CÁMARA LÚCIDA ENCUENTROS CINEMATOGRAFICOS, CUENCA, ECUADOR
OFFICIAL SELECTION - CINETEKTON FESTIVAL 2019, PUEBLA & CDMX, MEXICO

Picture
​​Cambodia/France | 2019 | Documentary | Color | DCP | 1.78 | Dolby 5.1 | 78 min

Director: Kavich Neang

Producers: Davy Chou, Daniel Mattes
Production Company: Anti-Archive
Associate Producers: Steve Chen, Park Sungho
in co-production with Marine Arrighi de Casanova, Apsara Films (France)

Director of Photography: Kavich Neang
Editor: Félix Rehm
Production Manager: Danech San
Sound Designer: Vincent Villa
Sound Recordists: Sokha Hun, Sarith En
Post-Production: White Light Post and Kantana Sound Studio
Post-Production Supervisor: Lee Chatametikool
Colorist: Nuttacha Khajornkaitsakul

Made with support from
2018 Purin Pictures - Post-Production Fund
2018 Talents Tokyo Next Masters Support - International Promotion Fund
2018 Asian Network of Documentaries (AND) Fund and recipient of award for additional  
 funding - Asian Cinema Fund Busan
2018 Grant to Individuals, to be used for Post-Production - Graham Foundation for  
​ Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (USA)

2018 Arts Grant, to be used for Post-Production - Kone Foundation (Finland)

Presented at
2018 DocAlliance Goes to Cannes - Marché du Film
2018 Docs-in-Progress - Visions du Réel Industry
2017 Docs by the Sea - In-Docs



OFFICIAL SELECTION - FIC AUTOR 2019, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TAYANGAN BMW SHORTIES 2019,  KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - JOGJA NETPAC ASIAN FF 2019, YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
​OFFICIAL SELECTION - AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019, LAGOS, NIGERIA
​INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - TOKYO FILMEX 2019, JAPAN
ASIAN VISION - SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019, SINGAPORE
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - FESTIVAL FORUM DOKUMENTER 2019, YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - SALAMINDANAW ASIAN FF 2019
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION - HAINAN ISLAND IFF 2019, SANYA, CHINA 

ESPACIOS - FESTIVAL TRANSCINEMA 2019, LIMA, PERU
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - CINEMA VERITE DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2019, TEHRAN, IRAN
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION - CINEMA ON THE BAYOU 2020, LAFAYETTE, LA, USA 
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - IBAFF MURCIA 2020, MURCIA, SPAIN
OFFICIAL SELECTION - PORTLAND IFF 2020, PORTLAND, OR, USA

SPECIAL EVENT - SHARJAH ART FOUNDATION, MARCH 2020, SHARJAH, UAE
NATIONAL PREMIERE - CAMBODIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020, PHNOM PENH
OFFICIAL SELECTION - LIBERATION DOCFEST (ONLINE) 2020, DHAKA, BANGLADESH
HUMAN RIGHTS COMPETITION - FIDBA, 2020, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - FUKUOKA FOCUS ON ASIA FESTIVAL 2020, FUKUOKA, JAPAN
OFFICIAL SELECTION - LUANG PRABANG FILM FESTIVAL 2020, LUANG PRABANG, LAO PDR
OFFICIAL SELECTION - URBAN LENS FESTIVAL 2020, BANGALORE AND DELHI, INDIA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - ECRÁNS URBAINS 2021, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
SPECIAL EVENT - INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DU CAMBODGE, PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - SCO DUSHANBE FILM FESTIVAL 2021, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN
OFFICIAL SELECTION - PAINTING WITH LIGHT, NGS, 2021, SINGAPORE
​FOCUS ON ANTI-ARCHIVE - BERWICK FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2021, UK
OFFICIAL SELECTION - INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE FILM FESTIVAL, 2021, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TRIENNALE D'ART NOMAD, 2021, FRANCE


PRESS (ENGLISH Lang.)

On Space, Temporality, and Memory: Architectural Representations in Contemporary Asian Cinema / Asian Film Archive / 22 April 2021

The Space of/for Memory: "Last Night I Saw You Smiling" / ArtsEquator / 19 March 2020


The 20 Best Asian Documentaries of 2019 / AsianMoviePulse / 1 February 2020

Top Films of 2019 World Poll / Senses of Cinema / Listed by Michael Campi, Julian Ross, and Valerie Soe / January 2020
​
The Best Films of 2019 / Sight and Sound / Listed by Becca Voelcker / 7 January 2020


Open City Documentary Festival Rises as Showcase for Artful Nonfiction / International Documentary Association / 6 November 2019

White Building Documentary Garners Global Awards, Praise for Young Cambodian Filmmaker / Voice of America / 14 September 2019

Last Night I Saw You Smiling (យប់មិញបងឃើញអូនញញឹម, Kavich Neang, 2019) / Windows on Worlds / 11 September 2019


Open City Documentary Festival - Focus: Last Night I Saw You Smiling, Art as Common Property / May Adadol Ingawanij, University of Westminster / 1 September 2019

Young filmmakers train a fresh lens on a turbulent Cambodia / Los Angeles Times / 27 August 2019

​Spatial Memory in the Mechanical Bodies / Arkipel / 12 August 2019

Locarno Review: Last Night I Saw You Smiling / Dirty Movies (DMovies) / 8 August 2019

SEA of Delights / Bangkok Post / 4 July 2019 

CUFF '19: Last Night I Saw You Smiling / J.B. Spins / 8 June 2019

2019 Chicago Underground Film Festival Announces Lineup / Film Pulse / 13 May 2019

'Yellow Rose' Takes Grand Jury Prize at Asian Pacific Film Fest / Variety / 10 May 2019

Jeonju Film Festival top prize goes to 'Tomorrow, I Will' / Screen Daily / 9 May 2019

Memoirs of a Superfan 14.5: Every Heart is a Rescue Boat / CAAM / 8 May 2019

Art of the Real Returns for Sixth Edition; Runs April 18-28 / CriterionCast /18 April 2019

South Korea's Jeonju film festival to open with 'Piranhas' / Screen Daily / 3 April 2019

Looking, Listening: The Docs of IFFR / Toronto Film Critics Association / 13 February 2019

Rotterdam 2019: These Silences Are All the Words / Desist Film / 11 February 2019

Winning Pictures / The Nation / 7 February 2019

Rotterdam 2019: On Exclusion (Top Films of IFFR 2019)  / Filmatique / 6 February 2019

Interview with Kavich Neang: "Every Night after the Shooting, I would have dreams about this building..." / Asian Movie Pulse / 6 February 2019

Rotterdam Film Festival 2019 Winners Revealed / Screen Daily / 1 February 2019

Documentary Review: Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019) by Kavich Neang / Asian Movie Pulse / 29 January 2019

IFFR unveils the full selection of its Bright Future section / Cineuropa / 8 January 2019

 PRess (foreign lang.)

Histórias Construídas, por Mariana Olímpia / Janela do Recife website (Brasil) / 18 November 2019

Quanto de memória e afeto uma construção pode carregar? /  Sessão Aberta (Brasil) / 9 November 2019


Last Night I Saw You Smiling: เธอยิ้มชื่นเมื่อคืนนี้​ / The Momentum (Thailand) / 1 October 2019

ភាពយន្ត ឯកសារ ស្តីពី ការ ផ្លាស់ទី របស់ ពលរដ្ឋ ពី អគារ ប៊ូឌិញ ឈ្នះ ពាន រង្វាន់ ភាពយន្ត អន្តរជាតិ (White Building Documentary Garners Global Awards, Praise for Young Cambodian Filmmaker) / VOAKhmer (Cambodia) / 6 September 2019

Last Night I Saw You Smiling เขมรแดง ประวัติศาสตร์และการล่มสลายในสายตาของ คาวิค เหนียง (Last Night I Saw You Smiling: Khmer Rouge, History and Collapse in the Eyes of Kavich Neang) / Bioscope (Thailand) / 6 September 2019

Last Night I Saw You Smiling เรื่องเล่า ‘บ้าน’ กับการเปลี่ยนผ่านความทรงจำสังคม (Last Night I Saw You Smiling: A Narrative of 'Home' with Social Memories) / the 101 world (Thailand) / 5 September 2019

Last Night I Saw You Smiling: บันทึกความทรงจำสุดท้ายของผู้คนในตึกขาว (Last Night I Saw You Smiling: The Last Memories of the People in the White Building) / Way Magazine (Thailand) / 5 September 2019

[20th JIFF] 카빅 능 감독, "이 영화는 '화이트 빌딩'에 대한 러브레터이며, 내 추억을 위한 작품이다" ([20th JIFF] Kavich Neang, "This is a love letter for 'White Building', and it's for my memories.") / CoAR (South Korea) / 8 July 2019

Preporuke iz programa 12. Subversive Film Festivala / Dokumentarni / 5 May 2019

Disparitions, Cinéma du Réel, 41e Édition / Critikat / April 2019

Interview de Kavich Neang (Last Night I Saw You Smiling) / Cinema du Réel (France) /  25 March 2019 

Cinéma du Réel 2019 | Entretien avec Kavich Neang / Le Polyester (France) / 18 March 2019

Cinéma du Réel 2019 | Critique: Last Night I Saw You Smiling / Le Polyester (France) / 17 March 2019

Rotterdam 2019: Last Night I Saw You Smiling - A Socio-Cultural Transformation in Cambodia / Moviestyle Thailand / 17 March 2019

Rotterdam 2019 | Last Night I Saw You Smiling, em análise / Magazine.HD (Portugal) / 23 February 2019 ​

คนมองหนัง : “Last Night I Saw You Smiling” หนังสารคดีกัมพูชาที่ได้รับรางวัลจากร็อตเตอร์ดัม (Movie Watcher: "Last Night I Saw You Smiling", a Cambodian documentary film that was awarded at Rotterdam) / Matichon Weekly (Thailand) / 11 February 2019

Admiráveis mundos novos (e velhos) nos ecrãs de Roterdão  (Brave new (and old) worlds on the screens of Rotterdam) / Publico (Portugal) / 1 February 2019

​La scomparsa di una comunità nel Palazzo Bianco di Phnom Pen (The disappearance of a community in Phnom Penh's White Building) / Il Manifesto (Italy) / 31 January 2019

press - IN development phase

Thailand's Purin Pictures announces grant recipients for autumn 2018 / Screen Daily / 1 November 2018

Cambodia's Anti-Archive Film Initiative Boosts Local Helmers / Variety / 8 October 2018

Busan Unveils Asian Cinema Fund Winners / Hollywood Reporter / 10 July 2018

A last look at icon of Cambodia's 'Golden Age' before it is bulldozed to make way for condo tower / South China Morning Post / 12 August 2017

Farewell to the White Building / Asia Times / 22 July 2017 


Lights out for White Building residents / Phnom Penh Post / 16 June 2017

The Artists Fighting Displacement in Phnom Penh / CityLab / 2 May 2017
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