Golden Slumbers (Le Sommeil d’Or), 2011
France, DVD, Color, 96’
Director: Davy Chouu
Language: Cambodian
Screening: Thursday, April 4, 19:00, Saturday April 13, 17:00
Between 1960 and 1975, Cambodia’s film industry showed enormous growth by producing 400 films. However, when the Khmer government took over, most of the filmmakers were purged from the country and the films were burned. Only about 30 films survived the ordeal. Through the efforts of a few filmmakers who survived, [Golden Slumbers] awakens the once magnificent Cambodian film history from its deep sleep. The film also follows the Cambodia’s young filmmakers re-enacting the golden moment of Cambodian cinema. This process goes beyond mere restoration of film history.