Becoming Human (Chiet Chea Manusa)
An abandoned cinema’s former spirit guardian wanders through rapidly transformed landscapes to reach her rebirth. Shocked by the world’s brutality, she must decide whether to become human again or remain a homeless ghost.
Thank you to our screening partners: Asian Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation.
Screenings
Virtual
Availability BeginsSaturday, August 812:00PM EDT
Directors Spotlight
Polen Ly
Director
Polen Ly is a self-taught filmmaker born in 1989 in rural Kandal province, Cambodia.He was a participant in the 2024 Locarno Filmmakers Academy. His recent short fiction, Further And Further Away, held its world premiere in Berlinale Shorts in 2022.His short documentary, Side by Side, won the Youth Jury Prize at Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors S
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Country
- Cambodia
- Language
- Khmer
- Director
- Polen Ly
- Screenwriter
- Polen Ly
- Producer
- Daniel Mattes
- Executive Producer
- Natalyn Ang (Minri Media)
- Cast
- Savorn Serak, Piseth Chhun
- Cinematographer
- Son Doan
- Editor
- Kavich Neang
- Production Design
- Bandiddh Prum
- Composers
- Jean-Charles Bastion, Pierre Édouard Dumora
- Sound Design
- Vincent Villa
- Premiere
- Philadelphia