Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites

A Short film of

Chheangkea

Produced by

NoMad Productions

Production year2024

Runtime18 min

Synopsis

Upon hearing about her favorite grandson’s impending engagement to a woman, grandma Nai ventures out of her tomb to stop the arrangement and help her grandson stand up for himself.

Credits

Director (1)

Chheangkea
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Actors (2)

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : NoMad Productions

Foreign production companies : Anti-Archive, Kongchak Pictures

Film exports/foreign sales : Lights On

Full credits (12)

Executive Producer : Karen Madar

Screenwriter : Chheangkea

Director of Photography : Shyan Tan

Editor : Chheangkea

Sound Recordist : Vincent Villa

Costume designer : Phuong Nguyen

Foreign producers : Daniel Mattes, Vincent Villa

Production Manager : Daniel Mattes

Sound editors : Vincent Villa, Sreynoch Kim

Grader : Élie Akoka

Make-up Artist : Sreypov Seng

Sound Mixer : Vincent Villa

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : Khmer
Premier pays de production : United States
Coproducer countries : United States (34.0%), France (33.0%), Cambodia (33.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (United States, France, Cambodia)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 18 min 49 seconds
Visa number : 162.459
Visa issue date : 09/10/2024
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (10)

French short films tour the world: May 2026

09 JUNE 2026

News in brief

French short films and Unifrance at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2026

03 FEBRUARY 2026

Festivals & events

Selections (16)

Mecal
2026
Fiction International Competition
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2026
Panorama Asie du Sud-Est
Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)
Great Britain, 2025
Louis le Prince International Competition
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2025
International Competition

Awards (1)

Sundance Film Festival
United States, 2025
Jury Award: International Fiction

Resources

Website(1)

https://www.antiarchive.com/grandmanai.html

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