Posted in academia, cinema, current events, history, news, visual art on Apr 7th, 2009
WED, 08/04, 7 PM
Through historical frameworks and personal anecdotes, Phnom Penh based curator Erin Gleeson will explore the lack of place, until now, for contemporary art practices in and from Cambodia. Gleeson will trace her curatorial concept as well as the audience and press response to Forever Until Now, an exhibition by 14 Cambodian [...]
Posted in Other Goodies, academia, cinema, current events, photography, stuff, visual art, weblogs on Mar 19th, 2009
You’ve heard my opinions about the book/ film, now Phnom Penh residents have the chance to see for themselves on the big screen:
SAT, 21/03, 6.30 PM FREEDOM WRITERS
With approximately 50,000 Cambodians, Long Beach is home to the second largest
population of Cambodian immigrants outside Southeast Asia. Hilary Swank stars in
this gripping story of inner city kids [...]
Posted in cinema, current events, environment, news on Oct 25th, 2008
OK, so not everyone can vote in the USA Presidential election.
But you CAN vote for Prey Lang and Phymean Noun.
There’s a filmmaking contest on by the World Bank. And wouldn’t it be great to see more of their money go towards making socially relevant films than the usual silly development hijinks they get up to?
Jocelyn [...]