Next Exit, Cambodia Town presented by Cambodia Town Film Festival
A vibrant and active community, Long Beach’s Cambodia Town has become the center for Khmer culture, and more than 30,000 visitors attend the Cambodian New Year celebration each year. Understanding that Cambodia Town is a Khmer hub for culture and commerce, Cambodia Town Film Festival presents these films which involve stories about family, migration, justice, and the human condition. These projects speak to the power of film to reach and inspire multiple audiences.
Cambodia Town Film Festival highlights the diversity of the Cambodian experience through the art of filmmaking. By specifically featuring films that deal with Cambodian social political conflicts, traditions, challenges, and characters, the Festival deepens Cambodian values, encourages new dialogue on a global scale, and powerfully speaks to the endurance and resurgence of Cambodian culture. For more information, please visit cambodiatownfilmfestival.com
CAMBODIA TOWN: NOT FOR SALE captures the collective grassroots organizing among Long Beach residents against the ongoing gentrification of small ethnic-owned shops in the heart of Cambodia Town. Members of the community and small business owners express how this sudden change would come at the cost of their deep-rooted livelihoods.
- Year2019
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorBrandon Soun, Lan Nguyen
- ProducerTadashi Nakamura, Janet Chen
- EditorBrandon Soun
Next Exit, Cambodia Town presented by Cambodia Town Film Festival
A vibrant and active community, Long Beach’s Cambodia Town has become the center for Khmer culture, and more than 30,000 visitors attend the Cambodian New Year celebration each year. Understanding that Cambodia Town is a Khmer hub for culture and commerce, Cambodia Town Film Festival presents these films which involve stories about family, migration, justice, and the human condition. These projects speak to the power of film to reach and inspire multiple audiences.
Cambodia Town Film Festival highlights the diversity of the Cambodian experience through the art of filmmaking. By specifically featuring films that deal with Cambodian social political conflicts, traditions, challenges, and characters, the Festival deepens Cambodian values, encourages new dialogue on a global scale, and powerfully speaks to the endurance and resurgence of Cambodian culture. For more information, please visit cambodiatownfilmfestival.com
CAMBODIA TOWN: NOT FOR SALE captures the collective grassroots organizing among Long Beach residents against the ongoing gentrification of small ethnic-owned shops in the heart of Cambodia Town. Members of the community and small business owners express how this sudden change would come at the cost of their deep-rooted livelihoods.
- Year2019
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorBrandon Soun, Lan Nguyen
- ProducerTadashi Nakamura, Janet Chen
- EditorBrandon Soun