Polen Ly
Directing
Known For

Through daily routines in a rural village, an indigenous elder couple recall their strange marriage to their grand-daughter, and sometimes to each other, in the changing rhythm of nature around them.
Side by Side

Before their impending departure for the capital city, two siblings first must bid farewell to the place they called home, each in their own way.
Further and Further Away

Thida, the spirit guardian of an old cinema facing demolition, must confront her existence as a ghost and the choice of rebirth. When she meets Hai, a living human with whom she forms a deep bond, their connection forces her to face not only her spiritual destiny but also the realities of a country undergoing profound economic and social change.
Becoming Human

Thy, the young son of a cricket farmer, mourns his mother’s passing and faces the arrival of his father’s new bride and her daughter. The film is a portrait of a day in Thy’s world of silent grief and hopeful dreams painted over a canvas of rural Cambodia.
A Fallen Fruit

In Cambodia, Neang, an indigenous mother, tries to rebuild her life after her village is swallowed up by a dam reservoir. Despite pressure from the government and industrialists to leave her ancestral land, she fights to preserve the unity of her community and her family. Between memories and connection with nature, Until the Orchid Blooms recounts his journey of resilience.
Until the Orchid Blooms

Silent film about a young girl and her pet dog.
Iva

Life is like a duet: you need the right half to make a performance beautiful.
Duetto
A lesbian daughter in rural Cambodia was forced to marry a man. But she never lost faith in true identity; she rose and failed, then she stood up and fought again for the freedom to become her own self.