Kavich Neang
Kavich NEANG (1987, Cambodia) studied Music and Dance before graduating in Design in 2013. In 2010, he directed his first short film, A Scale Boy, as part of a documentary film workshop led by filmmaker Rithy Panh, who also produced his 2013 mid-length documentary film Where I Go. In 2014, he co-founded the independent production company Anti-Archive. His third short fiction, New Land Broken Road (2018), is part of a Southeast Asian omnibus which premiered in Singapore. His documentary film Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019) will have its world premiere at IFFR.
Filmography
A Scale Boy (2011, short doc), Where I Go (2013, mid-length doc), Three Wheels (2015, short), Goodbye Phnom Penh (2015, short) New Land Broken Road (2018, short), Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019, doc)
More info: Anti-Archive
Kavich Neang at IFFR
Cambodia 2099
Young Cambodians dream of emigrating to America or time travel to the future. This does require the right colour pyjamas though.
21'
France
IFFR 2015
Last Night I Saw You Smiling
Kavich Neang documents the final days of the White Building in Phnom Penh, an architectural landmark he had lived in since birth.
75'
Cambodia
IFFR 2019