Skin Can Breathe

Directed by Chheangkea Ieng

Length: 11:20
Producer: Karen Madar & Jason Adam Maselle
Editor: Chheangkea
Cinematographer: Gianna Badiali
Sound Designers: Lee Salevan

Synopsis: While living in America, a Cambodian teenager finds home inside the water of his high school pool.

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Chheangkea is a Cambodian-American filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He is currently in his third year as a Dean’s Fellow in the NYU Tisch Graduate Film program, focusing on writing-directing and cinematography. Prior to film school, Chheangkea received his Bachelor's degree in Architectural Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Currently, Chheangkea is developing his thesis short inspired by his late grandmother in Cambodia, while writing a feature-length film exploring a Cambodian woman’s life and her familial roles.