ចំណែក (Apart), ប៉ា ដ័ក មើក (SANOUNG)
ចំណែក (Apart)
Directed by Pring Proel, 2020, 15mn, Khmer version with English subtitles
At the end of each rainy season, Nu Pheun and Phem Sarun would usually go to Thailand in search of work — only this year the borders are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, despite the restrictions, the two decide to take their chances and cross illegally, bringing along their 18-year-old son. The parents make the tough decision to leave their teenage daughters behind in the care of their grandmother.
ប៉ា ដ័ក មើក (SANOUNG)
Vin Ab is a poor farmer of the Tampuan indigenous minority, and she’s 53 years old. She lives in Loan village, Sangkat Yeak Laom, Krong Banlung in Ratanakiri province. She had shows how to make this soup which is representative of the Tampuan people and has natural vegetable ingredients. It is mostly made for offerings, ceremonies and parties. She wants to tell the young generation how to keep making this soup.
