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    Even A Bird Needs A Nest

    Vincent TRINTIGNANT Christine CHANSOU 2012 France & Cambodia Documentary color 70min Khmer DigiBeta
    It's a documentary film about forced evictions in Cambodia, a phenomenon that is raging throughout the country. The government grants land concessions to powerful companies for commercial purposes. Some of the lands belong to the people. Facing threats, intimidations, and a corrupt justice system, those who dare to protect their land risk their lives doing so. In Phnom Penh, residents of the Boeung Kak district are forcibly evicted from their homes, obliged to live in relocation camps, without basic services and infrastructures.
    Furthermore, the camps are far from work opportunities. Those that refuse the government's proposition, have their homes bulldozed by the private companies, with the violent assistance of the police force.
    But a group of unintimidated women lead by the charismatic Tep Vanny continue to protest and resist. She describes herself and her sisters-in-arms: "We are like drowning ants; we cling to the floating
    branches around us."

    Director

    Vincent TRINTIGNANT

    He started his career as assistant director in 1993 and directed his first short film Gift of Rupture in 2008, featuring renowned French actors, François Cluzet and Christine Chansou. In 2010, he directed a mini-series, Fries at Baraque. In 2011, he became a producer and head of Divali Films, created by legendary filmmaker Alain Corneau.

    Christine CHANSOU

    Beginning her career as an actress, she participated in theater plays written and directed by Israel Horovitz, and also performed in cinema and television films. In the recent years she focuses on film productions.

    Vincent TRINTIGNANT

    2008 Gift of Rupture
    2012《柬埔寨好好拆》Even A Bird Needs A Nest

    Christine CHANSOU

    2012《柬埔寨好好拆》Even A Bird Needs A Nest

    Director/ Christine CHANSOU, Vincent TRINTIGNANT Screenplay/ Christine CHANSOU Producer/
    Vincent TRINTIGNANT Cinematography/ Lach CHANTHA, Fabien SAUVAITRE Editing/ Jacqueline
    MARIANI Sound/ Gerard LAMPS Music/ Baptiste TROTIGNON, TEP Vanny Cast/ TEP Vanny, HUN
    Sen, MU Sochua, Sam RAINSY

    Wide House
    pm@widehouse.org

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