Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Virtual Showcase

CTFF presents: Khmer Americana + Q&A

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4 films + livestream in package
BITTER MELONS
When Sophia is tasked with delivering bitter melons to her estranged father, she grapples with her pain and must decide whether or not to confront her past.
FLOAT
FLOAT is a hip-hop laced ode to rainy mid-1990s Seattle centered around a first generation Cambodian immigrant trying to find his place in the world.
PAULINA
Paulina, a 17 year old girl living in the Cambodian gambling community, struggles with her father and the realities of addiction.
REMOVAL
A mother seeks help for her son, a Cambodian ex-gangster turned family man who faces deportation.
Q&A: Khmer Americana
Join us for a discussion with the filmmakers of these Cambodian American short films, hosted by Cambodia Town Film Festival co-founders Caylee So & praCh Ly.
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Co-presented with: Cambodia Town Film Festival



The Cambodia Town Film Festival showcases the very best in Cambodian cinema. From narrative animation to documentary features, from original shorts to award-winning independent films, the festival highlights the exciting work done by Khmer/American filmmakers.


Community Partners: Khmer Alumni Association, KhmerLife


Immersed in a vibrant world where bets and wagers are part of everyday living, 17 year old Paulina has found herself attracted to the game; a love understood and shared by her father, Sam, and an avid community of Cambodian refugees. Met with strong disapproval from her sister Sopheap, Paulina remains strongly tied to the community. But soon she finds herself in the midst of her father's war with addiction, and the realities of this world is unmasked. Paulina must inevitably choose between the world she is drawn to or the life she might someday want.


This film played at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

  • Year
    2012
  • Runtime
    30 minutes
  • Language
    Cambodian, English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Caylee So
  • Screenwriter
    Caylee So
  • Producer
    Perry Stallings
  • Cast
    Amy Pham, Johnathan Nhean , Drea Castro, Magul Ahmath, Amielynn Abellera, Javier Ronceros, Mathew Huon, Loeuren Dip, Tyson Pruong
  • Cinematographer
    David D. Rivera Rojas
  • Editor
    Frank Martinez
  • Production Design
    Amy Shirley
  • Sound Design
    Rockie Stephens
  • Music
    Lucas Zuniga
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