Exclusive: Titles include Cambodia’s first Lgbt-themed film.
Hong Kong-based sales company Asian Shadows has picked up its first two Cambodian titles: Sok Visal’s Poppy Goes To Hollywood and Gems On The Run, co-directed by Sok and Quentin Clausin.
Cambodia’s first Lgbt-themed film, Poppy Goes To Hollywood follows a loser on the streets of Phnom Penh, who is forced to go into hiding with his older brother, a transgender performer, when he witnesses a gangland murder.
A director’s cut of the film, which was released in Cambodia last year, is currently in post-production. Gems On The Run, which was Sok’s 2013 debut feature, revolves around a cop who travels with a gangster to the funeral of a mutual friend, unaware his companion is smuggling stolen jewelry.
Anne-Sophie Lehec, Asian Shadows head of sales and festivals, said: “The way Sok addresses Cambodia’s changing society convinced us to get on board and help his films...
Hong Kong-based sales company Asian Shadows has picked up its first two Cambodian titles: Sok Visal’s Poppy Goes To Hollywood and Gems On The Run, co-directed by Sok and Quentin Clausin.
Cambodia’s first Lgbt-themed film, Poppy Goes To Hollywood follows a loser on the streets of Phnom Penh, who is forced to go into hiding with his older brother, a transgender performer, when he witnesses a gangland murder.
A director’s cut of the film, which was released in Cambodia last year, is currently in post-production. Gems On The Run, which was Sok’s 2013 debut feature, revolves around a cop who travels with a gangster to the funeral of a mutual friend, unaware his companion is smuggling stolen jewelry.
Anne-Sophie Lehec, Asian Shadows head of sales and festivals, said: “The way Sok addresses Cambodia’s changing society convinced us to get on board and help his films...
- 3/13/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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