GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES
International Short Film Contest 54 ED. 2026
Cambodia, France, United States 2025 19' Fiction
During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
Chheangkea
Chheangkea is a Cambodia-born filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Through his films, Chheangkea seeks to showcase the complexities and nuances of queer and Cambodian stories. His short film, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites (2025), premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and it won the Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Chheangkea
SCRIPT:
Chheangkea
PRODUCTION:
Anti-Archive, NoMad Productions
EDITING:
Chheangkea
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Shyan Tan
CAST:
Bonrotanak Rith, Saroeun Nay, Sokun Theary Ty, Phalla Im
CONTACT:
lightson@lightsonfilm.org