Film
In the Life of Music
In the Life of Music is a 2018 Cambodian feature film directed by Caylee So and Sok Visal. A single song runs through the lives of three generations of one family.[1][2] It was Cambodia's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[2]
Synopsis
The story moves between 1968, the Khmer Rouge years around 1976, and 2007. The song "Champa Battambang", made famous by Sinn Sisamouth, ties the three generations together. In 2007 a young Cambodian American woman, Hope, visits relatives in Cambodia and learns how her parents met in 1968 and lived through the Khmer Rouge years.[1][3][2]
Production and credits
Caylee So and Sok Visal directed the film.[1][2] The cast includes Ellen Wong, Ratanak Ben, Vandarith Phem and Arn Chorn-Pond.[1][3]
Release and reception
On the festival circuit it won Best Picture and an Award of Excellence at the Winter Film Awards. The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival gave it Best Narrative Feature and its narrative Audience Award, and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival gave it a Special Jury Award for Best Director and its narrative Audience Award.[1] It was not among the five films nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[4] A limited theatrical release followed on August 14, 2020, and a streaming release on August 16.[5]
References 5
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Indican Pictures, In the Life of Music
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pann Rethea, The Phnom Penh Post, Award-winning film In the Life of Music on journey to Oscars 2020 (August 19, 2019)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.B. Spins, In the Life of Music: Cambodia's Most Recent Oscar Submission (August 14, 2020)
- ↑ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The 92nd Academy Awards
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes, In the Life of Music
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