APSARA is a narrative film written and directed by Colin McGreal. The 26-minute short was shot entirely on location in the Kingdom of Cambodia, in and around Phnom Penh with the assistance of the Department of Cinema. Casting was split between Los Angeles and Phnom Penh, sourcing professionals and locals as well as the prestigious Royal Academy of Art and featuring one of Cambodia's top classical dancers. Much passion and gratitude goes out to the Khmer/Thai/American/Japanese/Iranian/German team members.
The film went on to play at 28 festivals and garnered several nice glass awards.
CAST
DOMREY - LONG NGUYEN
CHRIS - NICK BENNETT
YOUNG MOTORBIKER - SONNY CHHOUN
DOMREY'S DAUGHTER - SAM SATHYA
SOLDIERS - PREINH SO VISAY, YIN CHOMRUEAN
YOUNG PETROL ATTENDANT - MEN CHANNARON
DANCE TEACHERS - DANG MONEKA, CHHIM NALING
DANCE STUDENTS - STUDENTS FROM THE ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
CREDITS
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER - COLIN MCGREAL
PRODUCER - ROBIN ESTERHAMMER
CO-PRODUCER - EILEEN CABILING
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - NICHOLAS SIMON
CINEMATOGRAPHER - AFSHIN SHAHIDI
EDITOR- TERENCE MACE ZIEGLER
ORIGINAL SCORE - FORT KNOX
PRODUCTION LIASON - DANY LY
LOCATION MANAGER - SIN CHAN SAYA
LOCATION SCOUT/ FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - NUTH LY
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR - KARIN KAWAMOTO
CASTING (CAMBODIA) - OUM VUTHY
COSTUME DESIGN - YUH OKANO
MAKE-UP - SAPOR MODELS PHNOM PENH
MAKE-UP ARTIST - SINAN PENH
PROPS/WARDROBE - YIM SOEUM
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA - CHEAP SOVICHEA
GAFFER- ANDY THOMAS
BEST BOY - WIROT SITTIWECH
SOUND RECORDIST - SEA VISSEL
BOOM OPERATOR - PRETHEP BOONDECH
TRANSPORTATION CAPTAIN - PISAY (SAY) MEAS
DRIVERS - HOK SROUN, SOUK KIMSAN, KIM SOUTHY, BAN BO
SOUND EDITOR - JUN MIZUMACHI
AUDIO ENGINEER - JODY NAZZARO
VIDEO COLORIST - KEVIN HAROLD
MIXED AT TONIC, NYC
DIGITAL TRANSFER - THE MOVING PICTURE COMPANY
COMPLETION LABWORK - METROPOLIS LABS
TITLE SCANNING - FILM EAST
CAMERA, LIGHTING, GRIP EQUIPMENT - CAMERA CENTER LTD, BANGKOK
TITLE DESIGN - JOHN O'CALLAGHAN, MICHAEL DE CORBIAC, MARC GOLDFINE
SPECIAL THANKS
CAMBODIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND FINE ARTS/ CINEMA & CULTURAL DIFFUSION DEPARTMENT/ SOM SOKUN,DIRECTOR
THE STUDENTS & FACULTY OF THE ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, PHNOM PENH
APSARA ARTS ASSOCIATION
EAST WEST PLAYERS NETWORK, LOS ANGELES
RENE HAYNES CASTING
M. L. APICHIT VUDHIJAL
MATTANA SUTHAMMASA
JOHN MATHOT
PING WU
TIMOTHY AND TONY BUI
COMPLEX THEATER, HOLLYWOOD
SONNY CHHOUN
ALBEN PELLAYO
THAI AIRWAYS
THE PRESIDENT PARK HOTEL, BANGKOK
ALEX WEIL
CHARLEX
RHINOCEROS
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY & PROVINCE OF PHNOM PENH
ALL WORRIED BUT SUPPORTIVE FOLKS AT HOME
SHOT ENTIRELY IN THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA