Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center

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Agenda

Screenings

15
November

Return to Year Zero

5:00 pm
Bophana Center

Directed by John Pilger, David Munro , 1993, 51min, English version

Return to Year Zero focuses on Cambodia ten years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. The film explores both rural villages and urban areas, drawing parallels between life under the regime and in the present.

Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 5:00pm, Bophana Center.

22
November

Shadow of Darkness

5:00 pm
Bophana Center

Directed by Yvon Hem | 1h 51min | 1987 | Khmer version with English subtitles

It was the first film produced after Democratic Kampuchea. The story follows a family executed by the Khmer Rouge after the youngest son secretly cooks rice in the forest. Only the eldest son manages to escape.

Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 5:00pm, Bophana Center.

29
November

Silent Sentinels, Coward’s War

5:00 pm
Bophana Center

Directed by David A. Feingold , 1995, 54min, English version

In a post-Khmer Rouge society, Cambodia still continues to fight with the ghosts of war. The dominance of landmines throughout rural villages remains a lingering danger and daily threat to the lives of innocent civilians. The documentary features interviews with the civilians who have experienced death and amputation.

Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 5:00pm, Bophana Center.

Special Events

18
October

“Alive”

9:00 am
Bophana Center

by Kim Hak

We’re pleased to invite you to the exhibition “Alive” by Kim Hak, a long-term photography project that brings memories tied to objects into the spotlight. Both memories and objects endured through Cambodian history and the Khmer Rouge regime. For the first time in Cambodia, all four chapters of Alive.

Exhibition period: October 18 – November 15, 2025, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (Daily)

Venue: Bophana Center, Phnom Penh

Free admission

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