CAAMFest37: In the Life of Music
VIEW EVENT DETAILSSan Francisco Premiere
IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC tells the story of how one song, “Champa Battambang,” made famous by Sinn Sisamuth (considered the King of Khmer Music), plays a role in the lives of three different generations. It is a powerful intergenerational tale that explores love and war as it depicts the lives of people whose world is inevitably transformed by the emergence of the Khmer Rouge. — Rob Buscher, Philidelphia Asian American Film Festival
After the screening, there will be a panel discussion with:
Neardey Trinh, Producer
Prach Ly, Producer
Ellen Wong, Lead Actress
Sina San, Visual Effects Lead
Neardey Trinh, born in Cambodia in 1978 during the war and came to the US at the age of 2 as a refugee. Neardey grew up in Fairfax, VA (the suburbs outside of DC). Neardey is a US Navy Veteran who served 9 years in the military. The experience deeply colored her understanding of world politics which led her to pursue a BA in Political Science, with a minor in Legal Studies, from George Mason University. In 2010, Neardey completed her Master's of Science (M.S.) in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) from George Mason University. Her academic studies propelled her desire to tell stories of social and political significance. In 2012, Neardey signed on as a producer for the award winning short film titled "Paulina," directed by Caylee So. She completed her first narrative feature film, In the life of Music, starring Ellen Wong in 2017 and scheduled for a world premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival as the Centerpiece film in May 2018.
praCh is an internationally renown, critically acclaim, award winning artist. His debut album is the first #1 rap album in Cambodia. NEWSWEEK proclaim him as “The First Cambodian Rap Star”. In 2004 he went on a 23 States tour across the United States and was a subject for Japan’s documentary film, which won NHK’s *Best Documentary of the Year in 2004. His involvement in films ranges from scoring music for a baseball documentary RICE FIELD OF DREAMS (2010) to creating original music for *Sundance Award Winning and *Oscar short-listed movie ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE (2010), a Producer of award winning short film PAULINA (2013), provided music for the Student Academy Awards/Oscars finalist short film SAMNANG (2013) and the Nasir ‘Nas’ Jone’s produced film SHAKE THE DUSK (2014), NHK’s Special Programs: Asian Dreamers (2014), Producer of INVISIBLE DANCE (2015) and Producer of IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC (2018).
Ellen Wong was born in Ontario, Canada. Her first role was on the award winning television series "This is Wonderland". She is best known for her role as Knives Chau in "Scott Pilgrim VS The World", starring alongside Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jason Schwartzman. She auditioned against many hopefuls through an international talent search to fill the role of Knives Chau. Edgar Wright wanted to work with Ellen as she was able to showcase herself as a unique actress, with the ability to also take on intense fight choreography. She is also known for her work on the CW's series "The Carrie Diaries", and Jenny Chey in the Netflix series GLOW.
Sina San is an Cambodian American EMMY Award winning VFX Creative Director, she has been working in visual effects and computer animation industry for over 17 years. She came to the states as a Cambodian refugee at 3 years old. In addition to winning the EMMY Award in 2017 for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Supporting Role in the TV show "Gotham," a FOX show and HBO series "WestWorld," Sina was also nominated for the Emmy in 2015 for her work and creative vision for Gotham. "Westworld", Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Alice and Wonderland and Marvel’s "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" are among the many award winning projects she has worked on.
Asia Society Northern California members receive a special promo code for discounted tickets to this screening.
Thank you to Southwest Airlines for providing Neardey Trinh's air travel so she can join the panel discussion on May 12!
Event Details
New People Cinema
1746 Post St
San Francisco, CA 94115