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By: Cristyn Lloyd
August 20, 2018

Things are changing – more and more directors, more films, interest from the industry to invest in films

" And as the crew of Cambodian director Kavich Neang’s newest short film gather around a roadside food stall prop, only a few notice a truck hurtling along, heading straight towards them. With not a few screams and shouts as the crew rushes to dodge it, the truck stops short at what feels like inches away. After many laughs, business continues as usual."

"Working within an industry that for years has been restricted to formulaic horror or comedy films – proven successes among Cambodian audiences – very deliberate marketing choices ensured that Jailbreak would still have some commercial appeal."

“If you are a girl, you are a man, you are a kid, whatever, you have the ability to create,” she said. “But then, of course, we cannot deny that when we grow up, we are formed by tradition, we are formed by our family, we are formed by the culture [that] surrounds us… I don’t deny that there are some barriers, but when you come to create something, there’s no barrier because it’s your own thing and you create your own story.”

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The Cambodian film 'Jailbreak' will be shown in Kep tomorrow evening.