RETURN TO K.I.D BY VANNA SEANG – a personal Cambodian odyssey
35-year-old Vanna Seang never got to see the film he directed. The ‘Return to K.I.D’ documentary is Vanna’s personal legacy project. It was the last project he focused on before dying on September 5, 2018, after being diagnosed with a rare blood...
A Tribute to Kimarlee Nguyen – Khmer writer taken by corona -19
We have lost a remarkable Khmer writer to COVID -19. Kimarlee Nguyen
Why Should a Social Worker Become a Writer?
Some people are genuinely curious while some others mockingly ask ‘You studied social work. Why did you become a writer? ‘Well, maybe I want to contribute to a social issue I’ve observed?’, I toss back. Yet the questions haunted me. Why do I write? The more I...
The silence that screams – Photography by Kak Sok Phirom
Silent grief speaks volumes in Cambodia during the Covid19 times. Photographer Kak Sok Phirom captures the change that has come over citizens and the screams within them.
Kho Tararith: Breathing Life into Cambodian Literature
By Chath pierSath As a Khmer writer and poet living in the U.S., I straddle two worlds. I write while torn by confusion about where home is, the risk of stagnation, and the danger of being a body in stasis, writing with a mind in constant grief and a heart...
Krama Masks – Mok Rotha’s covid19 contribution
KRAMAS MEET CORONA19.
THE MOST POWERFUL SYMBOL OF CAMBODIA TRANSFORMS FOR THE TIMES, THANKS TO THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF MOK ROTHA.
Nak Noy – Diamonds in rough times
Nak Noy is the proud owner of probably the coolest (but also sensible) scooter on the market. He’s just stepped off it in boat-size trainers. “Chunky. Huge feet? Skinny legs.”