In The Life of Music
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2018
Cambodia
91 mins
Central Khmer
NYC Premiere
Feature Film Competition
| Caylee So, Sok Visal | |
| Neardey Trinh | |
| Vannarith Phem (Chy), Arn Chorn-Pond (Mith), Ellen Wong (Hope), Sreynan Chea (Phally) | |
| Implied Violence |
In the Life of Music, a story told in three chapters, tells the story of how one song ‘Champa Battambang,’ a song made famous by Sinn Sisamuth (the King of Khmer Music), plays a role in the lives of three different generations.
About the Director
Caylee So was born in a refugee camp in Thailand on September 17th 1981, just after her parent’s escape from the reign of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. When she was just three years old, her family immigrated to the United States. In 2011, Caylee was awarded the Zonta’s Women in Film grant for Most Promising Young Filmmaker. She is also the winner of the Director’s Guild of America’s 18th annual Best Female Student Director award.
Reviews
Hearing Hope: “In the Life of Music” Connects the Stories of Cambodians Across Generations – Cristina Slattery, Winter Film Awards
In the Life of Music – Ayurella Horn-Muller, Film Threat
Film Review: In the Life of Music (2018) by Caylee So and Sok Visal – Rouven Linnarz, Asian Movie Pulse
Interviews
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Awards
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival – Jury Award for Best Director, Audience Award for Best Picture
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival – Special Mention Award
Five Flavours Asian Film Festival – New Asian Cinema (nominee)
Philly Asian American Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature, Audience Choice Narrative Feature
Trailer
