İnsan Olmak

Cambodia | DCP, Color, 99 minutes | Khmer.

Director: Polen Ly.

Cast: Savorn Serak, Piseth Chhun, Sreybor Pin.

Thida, the guardian spirit of a dilapidated old cinema, forms an unexpected bond with Hai, who visits the cinema seeking childhood memories. Their encounter becomes a poetic journey that bridges Cambodia's traumatic past and its rapidly changing present. This debut feature film, which premiered in the "Biennale College Cinema" section of the Venice Film Festival, transforms the ghost story into a poignant meditation on collective memory, loss, and transformation.