Jean-Baptiste Phou

A heartfelt thank you to Varman and associate producer Samorane Muy for their generous contribution in support of SEDA. Your trust and support truly mean a lot as we continue bringing this film to life. ✨ SEDA is currently in post-production, and our crowdfunding campaign remains open for those who wish to support the film: /associations/indradevi-beaux-arts-du-cambodge/collectes/seda#tickets

Unveiling the poster for SEDA, my first fiction short. A film shaped by Khmer classical dance, myth and what refuses to stay buried.

Récap J7 : Retour sur une soirée forte en émotions autour des projections de Socheata Aing et Jean-Baptiste Phou 🇰🇭 Deux films présentés à Toulouse par des réalisateurs issus de la diaspora cambodgienne, qui explorent avec sensibilité des histoires de silences, d’absence et de transmission au sein du cocon familial. Des récits intimes et puissants, dans lesquels de nombreux participant(es) ont pu se reconnaître. La soirée a également été marquée par l’avant-première du film La Double Absence de Socheata Aing, présenté pour la première fois en version cinéma au public., un moment précieux et émouvant. Un grand merci à Jean-Baptiste Phou pour son film La langue de ma mère et qui était présent avec nous depuis le Cambodge pour les échanges riches et sincères avec les spectateurs, prolongeant la réflexion bien au-delà de la projection ✨ Merci à @aingsocheata @jb_phou pour leur travail et leur sincérité 📸 cr : Franck Seret bénévole photographe pour Made in Asia #toulouse #cambodia #festival #fyp #madeinasia

We are happy to announce the participation of Sopheak Sam in the Sâmleng residency from April 22 to June 6. During his time in Phnom Penh, Sopheak will develop a new body of work centered on the motif of snakeskin as a conceptual framework for transformation, renewal, and self-redefinition. Engaging textile traditions of pattern and ornamentation, his project explores the intersections of Khmer cosmologies, postwar histories, queerness, and migration. Sopheak Sam is a Cambodian-American queer artist and former child refugee based in Lowell, MA, whose interdisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, video, textiles, bookmaking, and writing. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at Kalm Village (Chiang Mai), the Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Ortega y Gasset Projects (Brooklyn). He is a recipient of the Artadia Award (Boston, 2025), a Mass Cultural Council Grant (2026), and a Fulbright Scholarship (Thailand, 2022–23).

Color grading at @whitelightpost in Bangkok with @jeffyanxi , shaping the final colors, textures, and atmosphere of SEDA. The picture is now locked.

It’s a wrap. We’ve just completed our creation residency at Alliance Française de Bangkok, an important step in the journey of Coming Out of My Skin. I feel deeply moved and also surprised by the way this text has evolved. It is very particular for me to accompany it in this form: at once stripped bare and inhabited, distanced and vulnerable. My deepest thanks to Sasapin Siriwanij for embracing the challenge of staging this piece, and for bringing both delicacy and rigor to the process. To Noom Sorawis Chinsangthip, thank you for your generosity and efficiency throughout. To Victor Goi-Modo, thank you for your kind eye and your steady presence. To Hugo Hamon, thank you for all your work behind the scenes. Grateful to Alliance Française de Bangkok, Institut français du Cambodge, and all the people involved for their trust and accompaniment. And thank you to everyone who came to this first sharing, and for the generosity with which you received the work. Next step: the premiere in Phnom Penh at Institut français du Cambodge in early June. Stay tuned.

@indradevi.france est heureuse de prendre part au film Seda de @jb_phou et lance un appel à don pour soutenir ce court-métrage faisant lumière sur l'art de la danse classique khmère et la production cinématographique franco-cambodgienne ! Du 8 avril au 8 mai 2026, soutenez Seda pour aider à la finalisation du film et offrir à ce dernier tout le rayonnement qu’il mérite ! Découvrez en plus sur le lien en bio. Merci pour votre soutien et le partage afin de faire l'écho de nos artistes et de notre art ! #cambodge #apsara #ramayana #beauxarts #cinemaauteur

🌿 Artist Residency in Phnom Penh 🌿 Sâmleng is offering an artist residency in the heart of Phnom Penh in exchange for cat sitting. 🏠 The house A cozy four-storey townhouse in central Phnom Penh (st. 242), with an office, living room, kitchen, balconies on every floor, and one bedroom for the resident. 📅 Period 23 April – 31 May 2026 ✅ What is provided Free accommodation and workspace, with all utilities included (electricity, water, internet, and cleaning). 🐾 In exchange Taking care of my two cats (food, litter, and company) and helping look after the house. 🎨 Preferred but not limited to Artist, writer, filmmaker, or researcher Cambodian or from the Cambodian diaspora ℹ️ Details Single occupancy only Access to the whole house except my bedroom Not suitable for visual arts practice on site No overnight guests, no parties Selected candidate would be informed on 14 April the latest. 👉 If you’re interested, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/prKwbziZdRC3SweU8

We’re wrapping up an intense and beautiful creation residency at Alliance Française de Bangkok with director Sasapin Siriwanij, assisted by Noom Sorawis Chinsangthip and Victor Goi-Môdo. After days of work, exchange, and refinement, Coming Out of My Skin is now ready to meet an audience for the first time. Join us this Thursday, April 9 in Bangkok for this special presentation, marking the end of the residency and the first public sharing of the piece before its premiere in June in Phnom Penh at Institut français du Cambodge. For more details about Thursday’s presentation, please contact us via DM.

Quand l’histoire intime rencontre la grande Histoire Préparez-vous à une soirée cinéma profondément touchante ! On vous donne rendez-vous pour découvrir deux courts-métrages documentaires puissants qui explorent les traces laissées par l’exil et les liens invisibles de la diaspora cambodgienne. Au programme : La Double absence (Socheata Aing) : un voyage intime au cour des archives familiales, des non-dits et de la quête d’identité. La Langue de ma mère (Jean-Baptiste Phou) : une réflexion poignante sur les silences et la barrière de la langue entre générations. Ces œuvres percutantes seront suivies d’un grand temps d’échange en direct avec les deux artistes ! Viens partager ce moment fort de dialogue et de mémoire avec nous. Ven. 17 avril | 17h30 - 21h45 Espace Diversités Laïcité (38 Rue d’Aubuisson) Accès : Jean Jaurès (A/B) / François Verdier (B) Entrée libre ! (Places limitées) Pense à t’inscrire sur www.madeinasia.fr (Lien en bio)

Un immense merci au festival CinemAsio pour le Prix Diasporas attribué à La Langue de ma mère. Je suis très touché par cette reconnaissance et j’aurais tellement aimé être là en personne pour partager ce moment avec vous. Longue vie au festival ! A very warm thank you to CinemAsio for awarding the Diasporas Prize to La Langue de ma mère. I’m deeply touched by this recognition and I truly wish I could have been there in person to share this moment with you. Long live the festival!

Right after wrapping SEDA, I jumped straight into rehearsals for the stage adaptation of La Peau hors du placard, directed by Sasapin Siriwanij, assisted by Noom Sorawis — both of whom flew in from Thailand — with the participation of Vico Modo as well. Four intense days of exploration and rediscovery, despite the exhaustion… and even falling sick along the way. It feels meaningful to return to this text as a performer. It carries so much of my journey, and I feel grateful to hold it again, this time in such thoughtful and generous hands. Thank you all for your care, your rigor, and your presence. Thank you Cambodian Living Arts (CLA) and សិល្បៈត្រជាក់ភ្នែក Silapak Trotchaek Pneik // by YK Art House for welcoming our rehearsals. Next step: a residency at the alliance francaise de Bangkok in April, before premiering in Phnom Penh in June at the Institut français du Cambodge. Stay tuned.