Director | Chheangkea
Script | Chheangkea
Director of photography | Shyazn Tan
Editing | Chheangkea
Sound designer | Vincent Villa
Main cast | Bonrotanak Rith, Saroeun Nay, Sokun Theary Ty, Phalla Im, Chansophorn “Rose” Buth, Ponleu Chab, Naryroth Say, Sophat Peov, Bophal Meas
Producers | Daniel Mattes, Karen Madar
Production company | Anti-Archive, NoMad Productions
During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
About the director:
Chheangkea is a Cambodia-born filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York.
He earned a BS in Architecture from MIT and an MFA in Filmmaking from the NYU Tisch Graduate Film program, where he was a Dean’s Fellow. His short film, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites (2025), premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and it won the Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.