Arts and media

Creators

Khmer and Cambodian diaspora writers, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, chefs and artists.

Watercolor of an artist studio with an easel, a film camera, a chapei lute and a typewriter
Illustration inspired by an arts school in Battambang.

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Loung Ung

A Cambodian American memoirist and activist whose trilogy traces survival under the Khmer Rouge and life afterward in the United States.

Chef Nak

A Cambodian chef and culinary author who documents Khmer home and royal cooking.

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31 creators

Filmmaker

Sothea Ines

Cambodia

Cambodian filmmaker whose feature Love 2 the Power of 4 and several short films have screened at the Cambodia Town Film Festival.

Ensemble, Musician

The Cambodian Space Project

Cambodia

The Cambodian Space Project is a Cambodian psychedelic rock band formed in Phnom Penh in 2009.

Oral historian, Scholar

Theresa de Langis

Cambodia

Scholar of women, peace and security who leads the Cambodian Women's Oral History Project.

Filmmaker, Journalist

Thet Sambath

Cambodia

Thet Sambath is a Cambodian investigative journalist and co-director of the documentary Enemies of the People.

Author

Thon Thavry

Cambodia

Cambodian author and publisher whose memoir A Proper Woman examines social expectations placed on Cambodian women.

Composer, Musician

VannDa វណ្ណដា

Cambodia

VannDa is a Cambodian rapper, singer and producer whose work blends hip hop with traditional Khmer music.

Educator, Master practitioner

Voan Savay វ័ន សាវ៉ៃ

Cambodia

Khmer classical dancer and teacher who carried the royal dance repertoire through the refugee camps and into diaspora schools.

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