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by Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann
SOUND OF THE NIGHT
20min | Cambodia | 2021
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Vibol and his brother Kea sell noodles on a motorized cart every night on the streets of Phnom Penh. They often face troublesome threats from gangsters and thieves, even if these very people are their only customers. As the city is growing around them, they consider their unstable income and imagine a different future.
Original Title: Somleng reatrey
Year of production: 2021
Length: 20min
Country: Cambodia
Shooting Format: 4K
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Dialogue: Khmer
Director: Chanrado Sok, Kongkea Vann
Production Company: DancingRains
Producers: Rithea Phichith, Chanrado Sok, Kongkea Vann, Rotha Moeng
Executive Producer: Rotha Moeng
Writer: Chanrado Sok, Kongkea Vann, Malyda Phea
Cinematographer: Kongkea Vann
Editor: Chanrado Sok
Production Designer: Sothsovankong So
Sound Designer: Vincent Villa
Sound: Serey Ratanak Vann
Cast: Mony Ros, Long Meach, Lina Ry
FESTIVAL SELECTION
Locarno Film Festival - Pardi di Domani, 2021 - World Premiere
Concorto Film Festival 2021, Italy
Stockholm International Film Festival 2021, Sweden
Laceno d'oro International Film Festival 2021, Italy
Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2022, France
Tampere Film Festival 2022, Finland
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2022, USA
Dhaka - International Short and Independent Film Festival 2022, Bangladesh
Busan International Short Film Festival 2022, South Korea
Landshut Short Film Festival 2022, Germany
Las Palmas International Film Festival 2022, Spain
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022, Japan
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca 2022, Spain
Cinema Jove - International Film Festival Valencia 2022, Spain
Cambodia International Film Festival 2022
Toko Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Actor Award to Mony Ros
DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2022, Kosovo
La Guarimba Film Festival 2022, Italy
The Black Sea Film Festival 2022, Romania
Minikino Film Week – Bali International Short Film Festival 2022, Indonesia
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Bueu 2022, Spain
LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2022, Italy
SeaShorts Film Festival 2022, Malaysia
Linz International Short Film Festival 2022, Austria
Filmfest Eberswalde 2022, Germany
Uppsala Short Film Festival 2022, Sweden
FestiFreak - La Plata International Independent Film Festival 2022, Argentina
Lobo Fest - Festival Internacional de Filmes 2022, Brazil - Special Mention
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2022, Ireland - Best International Short Film Award
Cortos en Grande 2022, Chile
INTERFILM - International Short Film Festival Berlin 2022, Germany
Magma – Mostra di cinema breve 2022, Italy
Macau International Short Film Festival 2022
Festival Tous Courts - Festival international de courts métrages à Aix-en-Provence 2022, France
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2022, Cambodia
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival 2022, Ukraine
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2022, Cambodia - Best Short Film Award
Aguilar Film Festival 2022, Spain
International Usak Short Film Festival 2022, Turkey
Cambodia National Short Film Festival 2022 - Best Content Award
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2022, Thailand
Si loin, Si proche - Rencontres des cinémas du Cambodge, Laos et Vietnam 2023, France
Sanfici - Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2023, Colombia
Lisboeta International Short Film Festival 2023, Portugal - Best Short Film Award
Cellu l'art Short Film Festival Jena 2023, Germany
IFSAK Short Film Festival 2023, Turkey
Aigio International Short Film Festival "Theodoros Angelopoulos" 2023, Greece
Cinebalu 2023, Malaysia
Festival Internacional De Cine Invisible Bilbao 2023, Spain
Caminhos Film Festival 2023, Portugal
Director's Note
"Sound of the Night reflects one view of Cambodian livelihoods, as one person’s dream is affected by the speedy development of the city over the last several years. Both of us as directors, Chanrado and Kongkea, have witnessed the negative impacts of this rapid development.
So we decided to make this short film, to express our thoughts and experiences living through these changes through this art form. We think that young people can be manipulated and sometimes can fall into bad circumstances due to this rapid development which provides little foundation in human resources. This short film introduces us to a certain individual’s life as he struggles to challenge his living conditions. Everyone around him chases after wealth without realising that it is a double-edged sword."
SOK Chanrado & VANN Kongkea
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