BECOMING HUMAN, 2025

Cambodia | DCP, Color, 99' | Kmer
Director: Polen Ly Cast: Savorn Serak, Piseth Chhun, Sreybor Pin
Cast: Savorn Serak, Piseth Chhun, Sreybor Pin

Thida, the guardian spirit of an old cinema on the verge of demolition, faces the possibility of being reborn as a human while forming an unexpected bond with Hai, who has come to the old cinema following childhood memories. Their encounter transforms into a poetic journey bridging Cambodia’s traumatic past and its rapidly changing present. Making its world premiere in the “Biennale College Cinema” section of the Venice Film Festival, this debut feature turns its ghost story into a compelling meditation on collective memory, loss, and transformation.

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