(A bird eye's view of what's going on in Phnom Penh)
Wednesday March 10
19:00 - "Uganda's Cattle War" & "General Idi Amin Dada" / Meta House (6 Street 264 (south of Wat Botum))
Max Doherty’s first film (2007, 22mins) takes a glance at the Karamajong, semi-nomadic people of north-eastern Uganda, which have been resisting integration into Ugandan State for decades. Filmmaker will be present and hold a Q&A.
19:30 - Infernal Affairs / Chinese House (45 Sisowath Quay (in front of container port))
directed by Wai-keung and Lau Alan Mak, Hong Kong, 2002, 105 min. Intricate thriller and impeccable script which inspired Martin Scorcese's The Departed.
Thursday March 11
18:00 - Slide Show / Café Living Room (9 Street 306)
Slide Show by Susanne Hasman, an international documentary photographer, about Jacob A. Riis. He was a Danish/American photographer and made a fantastic photo journalistic book from the New York slum in 1890 with the title “How the other half Lives”. She will give us a presentation/slide show about his photographs from 1880’s and show us her comparing studies of photographs from PP today.
19:00 - Young and Restless in China / Meta House (6 Street 264 (south of Wat Botum))
In riveting emotional detail, YOUNG & RESTLESS IN CHINA (2008, 106mins) captures the highs and lows of coming of age.
19:00 - Capitalism: a Love Story / The Flicks (39B Street 95)
Directed by Michael Moore, 2009, 127 Min. Michael Moore takes us into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal and 14,000 jobs being lost every day.
20:00 - The Glory Hole / Pontoon Lounge (new location!) (Diamond Island, behind Naga World)
Wild Entertainment and Live Drag Shows. DJ's Rob and Frida Blackman Play Sexy House Music. Special drink deals @ $1.50
Friday March 12
18:30 - Art Auction and Fund-Raising Exhibition / SaSa Gallery / Baitong Restaurant (7, Street 360 (between 51 and Norodom))
Join Sa Sa Art Gallery and Art Projects for the first of a biannual fundraising event including an art exhibition, art auction, and dinner. All proceeds from fundraising will support the programming of exhibitions and educational activities in Sa Sa’s venues.
19:00 - What time is There? / Meta House (6 Street 264 (south of Wat Botum))
This feature film by Taipei-based director Tsai Ming-liangis is an melodrama about family dynamics and dysfunction.
19:00 - Superfly Reggae Special / Rubies Wine Bar (Corner of Streets 240 and 19)
Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, Roots, Two Tone, Dubstep, Reggaeton and Dancehall from resident DJ, Clockwork Soul.
19:00 - Le premier jour du reste de ta vie / Centre Culturel Français (218 Street 184)
Directed by Remi Bezançon, 2008, 114 Min. Portrait of a family, showing five particular days during a 12-year period.
Saturday March 13
19:00 - Up the Yangtze / Meta House (6 Street 264 (south of Wat Botum))
The river provides the epic and unsettling backdrop for “UP THE YANGTZE” (2007, 93mins), a dramatic feature documentary on life inside the 21st century Chinese dream.
19:00 - Dans la brume électrique / Centre Culturel Français (218 Street 184)
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, 2009, 102 Min. A detective from Louisiana, on the trail of a murderer of young girls, meets a movie actress who is starring in a film financed by the local Mafia. She tells him she has found a body in a swamp, and the detective hunts down the murderer... English/French language
20:00 - Exhibition Opening: Triste Tropik / Equinox (3A Street 278)
Triste Tropik is an exhibition of about 40 pieces, made in Sihanoukville, Otres beach. El Boixo, young Spanish French offers a different vision, often cynical of life in Cambodia. This mixture of painting, graph and street art allow this artist to bring a modern treatment of serious matters.
21:00 - Pre-Party Vibes with DJ Wez / Chinese House (45 Sisowath Quay (in front of container port))
Laid back house and lounge music to kick-start your evening. Free entrance
Sunday March 14
08:30 - Central Phnom Penh by cyclo / Central Phnom Penh (Central Phnom Penh / organized by Khmer Architecture Tour)
This cyclo tour explores central Phnom Penh and includes Colonial buildings as well as modern, post-independence architecture. Cost: $12 per person including the cyclo hire and English speaking guides. Children are free if they share a cyclo with an adult. Maximum 15 persons.
19:00 - The World / Meta House (6 Street 264 (south of Wat Botum))
“THE WORLD” (2005, 140mins) is Chinese director Jia Zhang Ke's most inventive and touching work to date.
Monday March 15
19:00 - Animé Festival / Centre Culturel Français (218 Street 184)
A week devoted to animated films with full of surprises! This event will close with a screening of a series of short films at wat Bothum. Two exhibitions will showcase the work of new Cambodian illustrators: the production of Studio Sonleuk Thmey and also engravings done by artists in the course of workshops directed by Séra since 2007. All program available on CCF program.
Tuesday March 16
19:00 - F*ck / Meta House (6 Street 264 (south of Wat Botum))
This provocative documentary by US director/producer Steve Anderson takes a look on all sides of the infamous F-word.
19:00 - Animé Festival / Centre Culturel Français (218 Street 184)
A week devoted to animated films with full of surprises! This event will close with a screening of a series of short films at wat Bothum. Two exhibitions will showcase the work of new Cambodian illustrators: the production of Studio Sonleuk Thmey and also engravings done by artists in the course of workshops directed by Séra since 2007. All program available on CCF program.