Short Films Competition

KOUN SREI

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Kim, 63, raises her daughter Tam alone in a country she does not fully know. Through daily routines, silences, and misunderstandings, Tam’s unease and her place in her mother’s life slowly emerge. Through prayers and offerings to Kim’s late father, Koun Srei celebrates the beauty of everyday rituals and family memory, revealing the quiet love that connects three generations.

Linda Nguon

SÉBASTIEN KONG

biography

I’m Linda Nguon. Cinema taught me to give voice to what I couldn’t say and to see myself in others’ silences. After my podcast, I felt ready to tell an intimate story inspired by my mother and the stories people shared with me.

Credits
  • Directing : Linda Nguon
  • Script : Linda Nguon
  • Casting : Roat Chaya ; Édouard Prak ; Linda Nguon ; Ella Kong Nguon
  • Photography : Zhaopeng Zhong
  • Sound : Olivier Roux
  • Editing : Julie Kuoch
  • Music : Benjamin Pham
  • Decoration : Mohammed Traoré
  • Costumes : Marina Massocco
  • Makeup & hairdressing : Sonia Benmoussa ; Shalini Ravindrarasa
  • Production : Sébastien Kong , Linda Nguon , Banh Mi media
  • Directing assistant : Hakim Hayashi
  • VFX : Ella Kong Nguon
  • Calibration : Kim Marc Huynh
  • Sound mixing : Rémi Vu Dinh Ba

Coach d’acteurs : Laura Bui Steadicameur : Mathias Vicq Assistante steadicameur : Lou Muller-boyer Chargé de production : Azedine Makhlouf Scripte : Joshua Linguet 1ste assistante caméra : Shaïma Menii Chef électro : Yvain Lin Électro : Samkéria Tauch Assistant accessoiriste : Mourad Messaoudi Photographe de plateau : Cédric Aubry Régisseurs : Jenanan Karthigesu ; Xaysetha Chandara Remerciements : Mairie de lognes, M.le maire Nicolas Delaunay, Joao Fernandez, New boun sy lognes, Ouk poun navy, Henri tran quan, Steve tran, Virak thun, Arpheno, Kong bun ming, Sacha Naceri

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