TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT

TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT (2016)

Directed by DOUGLAS SEOK

WORLD PREMIERE IN OFFICIAL COMPETITION - TORINO FILM FESTIVAL 2016
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE - FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE CINÉMA ASIATIQUE DE TOURS 2017

Kanitha, a young, free-spirited Cambodian woman in her 20s, lives in modern-day Phnom Penh, working multiple jobs and choosing to live how she pleases. However, her daydreaming creates tension with her traditional mother, who wants a daughter that will settle down to get married, and Kanitha seems ambivalent to her father's deteriorating health. The family's struggle seems immutable, but Kanitha dreams an idea born from memories of her father. TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT is structured as an album, with tracks and sounds influencing the form. The film weaves Cambodian rock songs together with motifs of family, nature, and boundless imagination.

IMDB

Cambodia/USA/South Korea | 2016 | Color | DCP | 2K 1.85 | 68 min

Starring: Kanitha TITH, POV Thavy, BO Vanthoeun, DY Saveth
Writer & Director & Editor: Douglas SEOK
Producers: Douglas SEOK, Steve CHEN
Associate Producers: Davy CHOU, Kavich NEANG, PARK Sungho
Director of Photography: Steve CHEN
Assistant Director: Sreylin MEAS
Sound: Min Eun SEO, Jean-Baptiste HAEHL
Production Company: Anti-Archive, Sea Oak Studios
Supported by the Cinema and Cultural Diffusion Department of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia

SELECTED FESTIVALS & PRIZES

World Premiere in International Competition, Torino Film Festival, Torino, Italy
Special Jury Prize, Festival International de Cinéma Asiatique de Tours, Tours, France

Cambodia International Film Festival, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cambodia Town Film Festival, Long Beach, California, USA
Lima Independiente Festival Internacional de Cinema, Lima, Peru
Taipei International Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Asian Film Festival, Bologna, Italy
UPLINK, Tokyo, Japan
Salamindanaw Film Festival, General Santos City, Philippines
Hong Kong Independent Film Festival, Hong Kong

press

Interview with Douglas Seok and actress Kanitha Tith / Fred.FM Radio

'Turn Left Turn Right' Takes You on a Cambodian Road Trip / Cambodia Daily

Q+A with Douglas Seok and actress Kanitha Tith after premiere / Torino Film Festival 2016

Review (Italian-Language) / Quinlan.it Magazine of Cinematographic Criticism