Sydney 2012: Day 11 Trailer of the Day - GOLDEN SLUMBERS

Today is the second last day of the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, and so if you're in Sydney and want to experience the largest film festival this city has to offer, this may be your last chance! The featured trailer of the day is Golden Slumbers, a very interesting documentary about Cambodian cinema, which I must admit I have not had the joy of experiencing. 

About the film: The golden age of Cambodian cinema ended in 1975 when the murderous Khmer Rouge regime entered Phnom Penh, trashing cinemas and film reels, and forcing filmmakers and stars to flee or die. Of those that survived, few remembered the films from the '60s and '70s - or wished to; as one filmmaker says, "Remembering would break my heart for no purpose". Only a handful of songs, fragmented prints and faded posters remained. In this eye-opening and touching documentary, director Davy Chou (a relative of one of Cambodia's leading film producers from the '60s) traces the lost celluloid years with visits to one-time movie houses and production lots and haunting interviews with survivors - including a once-feted producer who ended up working as a taxi driver in Paris and a faded film star who teaches the Cha-cha-cha in her cramped apartment.

Embedded below is the trailer.