Friday, July 22
19:00
KHMER CINEMA 2011: FRESH FILMS FROM CAMBODIAN FILMMAKERS
@ Meta House - Cambodian German Cultural Center
BOYFRIEND (2011, 15 mins. Khmer with English subs) by the Cambodian film collective "Kon Khmer Koun Khmer" (Cambodian Films, Cambodian Generations) is a fiction film about a spoiled relationship between a father and a son, Sophea. 7.30PM: The highly entertaining Cambodian drama BANG BENG, THE INTELLIGENT FARMER (2011, 49 mins) is directed by Chum Reap and features a fresh cast of Cambodian actors. Through Bong Beng's comical competition with a fellow suitor for a farmer's lovely daughter's hand in marriage, Cambodians can better understand how rice productivity improves the lives of growers. Also screening: Chum Reap's thriller WHO KILLED RUMDOUL (2010, 45 mins).
