We've had the honor to invite Christopher Rompre, Director of TMWBC to screen the documentary at our newly built Theatre, and on top of showing the film, we will have lively discussions and presentation from Christopher.

Date: Saturday, May 25th, 2019
Time Slot 1: 5:00PM-6:30PM
Time Slot 2: 7:00PM-8:30PM
Venue: Factory Phnom Penh
Ticket Fee: 8000 Riel (Cambodian price, available till May 18th); 20000 Riel ($5) for Foreigners
*popcorn included!
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[WELCOME TO FACTORY FILMS]
Factory launched Factory Films in hope of creating a culture of film appreciation through regular, curated showings of Khmer and international films with pre-show “context” and after show drinks and discussions with film geeks and makers. We have strong belief that films can help share new ideas and inspire people to explore new areas, even try a new business, and there are a lot of hidden film appreciators and future film makers who need a little help, and a venue that will inspire them. And we believe that's what we are here to do!

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[SYPNOSIS]
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/109823350
THE MAN WHO BUILT CAMBODIA is a narrative documentary exploring the life of Vann Molyvann, an architect whose work came to represent a new identity for a country emerging from independence, and whose incredible story encompasses Cambodia’s turbulent journey as a modern nation. In Cambodia’s post-independence period Molyvann was at the centre of a renaissance, developing a distinctive architectural style, New Khmer Architecture, that completely changed the face of Cambodia. Then in 1970, at his creative peak, Cambodia’s political landscape disintegrates, forcing him to flee as the Khmer Rouge plunges the country into genocide and civil war. Finally returning in the 1990s, Molyvann finds a different country than the one he left. He’s marginalized from public life and many of his works are destroyed or neglected. Today, like many countries is Asia, Cambodia is developing rapidly and unevenly. The film follows Vann Molyvann in the final year of his life as he reflects on the country he’s put so much of himself into. At the heart of THE MAN WHO BUILT CAMBODIA is Vann Molyvann’s lifelong engagement with the identity of the Khmer people, and his attempt to create a unique architectural style that gives modern expression to that identity.