Synopsis
A young indigenous Bunong woman and her older brother spend one last day in their rural village in northeastern Cambodia, before an impending move to the capital city in search of a more prosperous life.
Polen Ly
Polen Ly paused his studies in medicine to pursue his filmmaking path in 2012. He has directed several shorts and documentaries, which explore social issues related to the environment, human rights, including LGBT+ and indigenous experiences. FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY, received the SEA-Shorts grant from Singapore International Film Festival. Polen is now in early production on his first full-length documentary, THE TONGUE OF WATER, which has received funding from IDFA (Netherlands), DMZ Docs (South Korea), and the Sundance Institute (USA).
