‘A River Changes Course’ – the film wins prestigious award

Earlier, we reported about a documentary film produced by a Cambodian-American being screened at the Sundance film festival in the US.

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And now comes the good news. The film won an award – the world cinema grand jury prize for documentaries.

Following the announcement of the prize, a facebook homepage of the film director Mam Kalyanee has been bombarded with congratulations.

The film titled, “A River Changes Course” features the lives of three Cambodians in the face of the country’s rapid development.

The 83-minute film was meant to show how development in Cambodia affects people’s lives and environment.

It was among more than a hundred films from 32 countries shown at the Sundance Film Festival. And it was selected from among 4,000 different films.