Lost in the Water
Experimental Short Film
Fragments of recreated archival footage depicts daily life along the Mekong River in the countryside of Cambodia. Cooking, planting rice, children at school and crossing the river is captured on Super 8, yet the fictional time period is unknown. An imagined flash flood submerges everything. “Where is the old house? Do you go through here?” A voice repeats over and over again. All is not lost as water drops ripple open portals of memories that reemerge from the depths of the river.
Director: Allison Chhorn
Cinematography: Allison Chhorn & Bryce Kraehenbuehl
Producer: Chris Luscri
Editor: Allison Chhorn
Sound Design: Josh Peters
Festival Selections:
Melbourne International Film Festival 2026