#artrevival

Awaiting this film's release with much anticipation!

Year 33: the art of resilience

About the Film:

YEAR 33 is a feature length documentary that tells the story of Cambodia’s burgeoning art revival as seen in the day to day lives of three young, Khmer artists: Narim, Vanny, and Viet. It has been 33 years since the Khmer Rouge killed 1/3 of Cambodia’s population, including 90% of artists, and laid to waste its entire infrastructure in an effort to build a new society. Today, political unrest and gross economic disparities have stifled development, while a rapid rise of tourism threatens to homogenize the fragile cultural ecology. However, a small but growing artistic community is rising up to reclaim what was lost by forging new traditions with the potential to empower their communities and captivate the world.

We visit the homes and workshops of each character for an intimate glimpse into the realities of life for an artist in one of the poorest countries in the world.  These hard working artists exemplify the dedication needed to catalyze change, if only they can surmount a myriad of obstacles from their past, present, and future.