Ranging in age from toddlers to preteens, the orphans of the National Action Culture Association in Phnom Penh train daily in traditional Cambodian performing arts and rehearse an original production combining dance, melodrama, singing, and fighting.
Adam Pfleghaar and A. Todd Smith, directors of the astonishing Still I Strive, capture the children's rehearsals, friendships, unguarded moments, and anticipation of their unlikely goal of performing for Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, a Cambodian dance expert and sister to the king.
The kids are talented and charismatic in a real and profound way, not an abstract, "all children are precious and beautiful" way.
The filmmakers choose their best moments: performances, funny interactions, and expressions of hope...
Adam Pfleghaar and A. Todd Smith, directors of the astonishing Still I Strive, capture the children's rehearsals, friendships, unguarded moments, and anticipation of their unlikely goal of performing for Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, a Cambodian dance expert and sister to the king.
The kids are talented and charismatic in a real and profound way, not an abstract, "all children are precious and beautiful" way.
The filmmakers choose their best moments: performances, funny interactions, and expressions of hope...
- 5/7/2014
- Village Voice
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