Songs From The Building
Short film In Production
Director
Koam Chanrasmey
Doc Society helped with
Development
Since the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, Hun Sarath, a Royal Court singer, has lived in ‘The Building'.
Now her home is slated for demolition. In the face of impending destruction, Sarath gathers old masters and new students to stage a performance for her community.
LONG SYNOPSIS:
Since the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, Hun Sarath, the last surviving singer of the Royal Palace, has lived in what is known as 'The Building'. Now her home is slated for demolition. For many in Phnom Penh the Building is a slum. Erasing this eyesore liberates some of the most valuable land in the city. In the face of impending destruction of the Building, Sarath gathers the old masters to stage a Royal performance for her community and to remind the city of the value of Cambodian culture and history.
Crew
Koam Chanrasmey
Director
Koam Chanrasmey was born in Kandal Province, Cambodia in 1989. He was a young reporter on the UNICEF project Youth Today, an Imaging Our Mekong Fellow, co-director on HighRise (Out My Window: Phnom Penh) for the National Film Board of Canada and director of Big Stories, Small Towns (www.bigstories.com.au) in Banlung.
PRODUCER: MARTIN POTTER, EDITOR: SOK CHAN VEASNA
Martin Potter creates participatory media projects. Recent credits include TED Prize winning Stereopublic: Crowdsourcing the Quiet, SXSWi winner Big Stories, Small Towns and Emmy award winner Highrise (Out My Window). He is a Dunlop Asialink fellow and currently completing a PhD at Flinders University.
