Drama 劇情片 | 2024 | 14’50” | In Khmer with English Subtitles 高棉語對白，英文字幕
Synopsis 故事大綱
Two childhood best friends reconnect after years of separation. Chay, a Phnom Penh resident, helps Lyer, who comes from the countryside, get a job as a projectionist in the city. A film screening prompts them to wonder about their future together.
《橘子的滋味》講述兒時好友多年後重逢的故事。Chay 幫助來自鄉村的 Lyer，在金邊找到放映員的工作：一場電影放映引發了他們對未來的思考。
Director’s Statement 導演闡述
I began writing this in 2023 while researching a documentary in Sihanoukville, a coastal city transformed by casinos, crime, and sex trafficking. Shocked by abandoned buildings post-COVID-19, I reflected on Phnom Penh, where I’ve lived half my life, facing similar changes.
Chay and Lyer represent those affected by the Boeung Kak Lake eviction. It was the center of urban Phnom Penh and used to be a residential area for around nine villages surrounding the lake, in which around 4000 families lived. This is a reflection of my personal memories of Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville and how it has changed because of international economic forces.
這是我在 2023 年，研究西哈努克城的紀錄片時開始撰寫的故事。這座美麗的海濱城市因賭場、犯罪及性販賣而改變，疫情後更充滿廢棄建築，令人震驚。金邊作為我生活過半世的家，同樣面臨類似問題。
Chay 和 Lyer 兩人的故事，反映了布永卡湖拆遷對當地居民的影響。這部作品記錄了我對金邊與西哈努克城的回憶，以及她們因國際經濟力量而改變的深刻反思。
Director 導演
Song Seakleng
A Cambodian filmmaker whose work explores identity, resilience, and societal change. He contributed to the feature film White Building. The Orange is his debut short (premiered at Singapore International Film Festival, selected in Best Southeast Asian Short Film, International Competition at Oberhausen Short Film Festival, XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin). His short film Late Blossom won Best Cinematography and Third Place at the Cambodia National Short Film Festival. Blue Light by Night, his latest project, received support from Purin Pictures and Cambodian Living Arts, and In-Docs.
柬埔寨電影製作人，專注於探索身份與社會變遷等主題。曾參與長片《金邊白樓青春夢》的製作。《橘子的滋味》為他的首部短片（新加坡國際電影節首映，入圍最佳東南亞短片獎、奧伯豪森國際短片電影節國際競賽單元、柏林XPOSED酷兒電影節）。短片《Late Blossom》榮獲柬埔寨全國短片電影節的最佳攝影獎以及第三名。最新項目《Blue Light by Night》獲得了Purin Pictures的資助，並入選柬埔寨生活藝術基金的支持計劃及印尼In-Docs計劃。