Mrenh Gongveal: Chasing the Elves of the Khmer

02/17/2026

HAPPY MARDI GRAS Y’ALL! and Happy Lunar New Year to those celebrating!

01/24/2026

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

01/01/2026

Another year ticked away. Where does the time go. Happy New Year y’all!

06/10/2025

“In 1978, three French journalists arrive in Cambodia to survey the country and interview its leader, Pol Pot—but after a picture-perfect arrival, cracks begin to emerge in the murderous regime’s facade of respectability. For Cambodian-born Rithy Panh, the damage inflicted upon his homeland by the Khmer Rouge has fueled a lifetime of innovative work...”

In 1978, three French journalists arrive in Cambodia to survey the country and interview its leader, Pol Pot—but after a picture-perfect arrival, cracks begin to emerge in the murderous regime’s facade of respectability.

04/11/2025

Looking forward to this!

Registration is now open to New York City’s first ever book launch of “Remnants of the Past: A Filmography of Early Cambodian Cinema” by LinDa Saphan and Nate Hun. Join us for a live reading and conversation with LinDa as we celebrate films of Cambodia that survived the Khmer Rouge genocide and continue to influence southeast Asian cinema to this day.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, April 30th
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Location: The People’s Forum 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/MekongApril30

Please note that registration is REQUIRED due to limited capacity! The event is FREE and open to the public.

02/11/2025

Q&A with Rithy Panh and Elizabeth Becker on March 7

“In 1978, three French journalists arrive in Cambodia to survey the country and interview its leader, Pol Pot—but after a picture-perfect arrival, cracks begin to emerge in the murderous regime’s facade of respectability. For Cambodian-born Rithy Panh, the damage inflicted upon his homeland by the Khmer Rouge has fueled a lifetime of innovative work in the vein of 2013’s The Missing Picture, which reconstructed the period’s events in part through clay-figurine dioramas. This real-life journalistic excursion, based on true events detailed in Elizabeth Becker’s nonfiction book When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution, is brought to life thanks to exemplary lead performances from Irène Jacob, Grégoire Colin, and Cyril Gueï, meticulously conjuring the sights and sounds of 1978 Cambodia with the assistance of archival footage and more clay figurines. The result is a unique admixture—historical horror paired with a rich meditation on the impossibility of portraying it—that only Panh could make.”

In 1978, three French journalists arrive in Cambodia to survey the country and interview its leader, Pol Pot—but after a picture-perfect arrival, cracks begin to emerge in the murderous regime’s facade of respectability.

04/08/2024

Solar Eclipse Monday April 8, 2024
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02/13/2024

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HAPPY MARDI GRAS!

11/30/2023

This really brings back some memories!!! Christmas in Cambodia was such a sensory explosion. Vastly different than anywhere else my family celebrated, the memories still hold a special place in our hearts! Love that Jet Odrerir created this.

One year I couldn't be in Cambodia for Christmas, so I wrote a song about my fond memories of the many I had. I tried to write it like a Sinn Sisamouth song ...

05/30/2023

Finally getting my first chance to play with the Adobe AI Generative Fill. Used a dry season photo of Neak Poan near Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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05/18/2023

Invest in our Libraries! Don't cut their funding!
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04/13/2023

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Chnam Thmey!
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