2019 | Cambodia | Documentary

Last Night I Saw You Smiling

  • Central Khmer English, French 78 mins
  • Director | Kavich Neang
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Daniel Mattes, Davy Chou

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

“We’re used to visualizing a house by its roof, windows, and walls. But in the end, as soon as we move away from here, my heart breaks.” Filmmaker Kavich Neang’s father is one of hundreds of residents forced to vacate Phnom Penh’s iconic White Building. This housing block witnessed a stunning series of events: the golden age of the young nation; the traumatic collapse under a radical regime; decades of cultural renaissance concentrated within its walls; and the accelerated pace of capitalist development that ultimately led to its demise. Now, the once radiant white walls have turned gray and deteriorated. Neang, born here in 1987 and raised within these walls, once dreamed of filming a work of fiction on this site; but reality overtook him. Now, this location is part of his first feature-length documentary. When demolition comes, only memory remains.

Displacement Home Loss Community Memory
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