CAMBODIA – Indigenous youth filmmakers from Cambodia and across Asia took center stage at the Second Namuncurá Short Film Festival, held in Kep in late December.
Organized with the support of ROOTS Asia and the Salesian Region EAO for Social Communication, the festival featured short films from Cambodia, East Timor, India, and Papua New Guinea, Agenzia iNfo Salesiana reported.
Organizers said the initiative reflects the mission of Don Bosco Cambodia to accompany rural youth and Indigenous communities by providing communication and creative tools that allow them to tell their own stories.
Top awards went to The Three Temples by Cambodian director Rith Soton, The Weaving of Identity by East Timorese filmmaker Dersiana da Cruz, and Ri Shongkun Shongnia by Indian director Khraw Kupar Kharrsyntiew.
Special mentions were given to Hope for Madang Lagoon by Dominic Pieng Jr. and Ceferino Namuncurá – Documentary by Cambodian filmmaker Rochom Lvan, films that organizers said express hope rooted in ancestral territories.
Festival organizers said the initiative aligns with the Salesian theme “Anchored in Hope.” Through its technical school in Kep, Don Bosco Cambodia has focused on education, vocational training, and youth empowerment as concrete expressions of that vision.
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