September, 2009Archive for

Email sent to my classmates–I’m happy to read

This angry email was sent to us this morning, stemming from the late coming of several students including me. I didn't back off and smiled at  him because I knew what wrong I'd done. I don't back off but feel sure that I'm going to do my best and do it best finally. Nobody wants to dwell on mistakes, and either do I. So the answer is that "I'll do", better than "I'll try".   [....You all still need support to become well-rounded, rational and productive citizens -- not just workers. Cambodians...

I had a terrible dream—unforgettable nightmare

Last night, I had a chain of horrible dreams. I was left trembling after the last sequence of my dream. I couldn't understand how it could appear. It was something I always dread seeing. How gruesome and bloody it could be.   I dreamt of a Cambodian man sexually abusing or molesting two children: a boy and a guy. I remembered in the dream I saw lots of blood in the man's hands and on the children's bodies. My mind was restless, and my soul (the way we call ourselves when we are dreaming) in th...

Trailer of Film “Twin Diamonds”

Produced by 60 students given film instructions by Davy Chou, film "twin diamonds" will probably be the first movie encouraged to be screened for the public. The screening will be honorably joined by the Minister of Information and several famous Cambodian film-makers of the past (1960s) such as Dy Saveth, Ly Bun Yim, Ly You Sreang and Yvone Hem. Here is the english trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/6696526 Here is the Khmer trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/6696973 Here is the blog of the fil...

“Twin Diamonds” Film by Cambodian students

« The Twin Diamonds » is the first film totally written, shot and edited by 60 Cambodian students from more than 6 schools in Phnom Penh. The schools are Mith Samlanh, the Department of Media and Communication (DMC) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Reyum Art School, Lycée Français René Descartes, the Royal University of Fine Arts and Limkokwing University. The film is the result of an 8-month filmmaking workshop created by Davy Chou, a young French filmmaker whose grandfather Van Chann ...