Surviving Bokator

Special Screening

11/12 - Followed by Q&A w/ director Mark Bochsler

Synopsis:

Surviving Bokator joins the incredible journey of genocide survivor San Kim Sean who leads a team of youth on a high-stakes, grassroots mission to revive Cambodia’s ancient martial art of Bokator, and bring the fledgling sport to the world. Like many of Cambodia’s great traditions, Bokator was nearly eradicated by the Khmer Rouge regime during the civil war of the 1970’s, and was feared extinct. Filmed over a decade, this powerful story of triumph over adversity, conflict, loss, determination and survival, is a unique window into a post-war people’s efforts to reclaim cultural identity and find their place in the modern world.

Schedule

November 12th @ 12:30PM

Location: The Culver Theater

9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City

Director

Mark Bochsler

Mark Bochsler is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Toronto, Canada. His lengthy career as a visual storyteller has taken him from the high Canadian arctic to the jungles of Borneo and places in between. His work has been screened worldwide, with some highlights being the Cannes Film Festival (2010, At Home By Myself... with You), and the world’s first 360-degree documentary The Polar Sea (ARTE, 2014). His recent feature documentary film Surviving Bokator, which chronicled over a decade the revival of an ancient Cambodian martial art, has won multiple awards internationally. The film played an instrumental role in UNESCO’s decision to inscribe Kun L’Bokator on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Representative List in 2022.

Genre: Documentary

Country: Canada/Cambodia

Duration: 98 min

Language: English & Khmer

Subtitles: English

Cast & Crew

Director:

Mark Bochsler

Cast:

Kim Sean

Tharoth “Little Frog” Sam

Darith Ung

Producer:

Sandra Leuba

Cinematography:

Mark Bochsler

Sound:

Sandra Leuba

George Flores

Editing:

Kevin Schjerning

Faisal Lutchmedial

Tamara Scherbak

Joseph Johnson-Cami

Screenwriters:

Mark Bochsler

Fernanda Rossi

Kevin Schjerning

Faisal Lutchmedial

Tamara Scherbak

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