Saturday, November 12 - 4pm
@ Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center
Water Festival
Produced by Pathé and ECPAD, 10min, silent
These images correspond to the films produced by Pathé Film and ECPAD (Establishment of Communication and Audiovisual production of Defense) about the 1910’s, 1929’s and 1954’s Water Festival.
Captain Hugues Bedetti In Indochina
Directed by Hugues Bedetti, 13min, 1954, Khmer version
These amateur images show the passage of lieutenant Hugues Bedetti in Phnom Penh, but also some landscape of the Dalat Plateau and ethnic minorities.
The Independence of Cambodia
Directed by captain Am Rong, 40min, 1954, Khmer version
In 1953, His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk obtained the total Independence of Cambodia from France without any combat. King Norodom Sihanouk created the party of Sangkum Reastr Niyum with the aim of the 1955’s general election.
