PHNOM PENH -- Growing up as a Parisian, Davy Chou fell in love with cinema unaware that his maternal grandfather had been a leading producer in the Cambodian film industry that was wiped out by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Now Chou has become the godfather of a new generation of Cambodian filmmakers.
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Art-house filmmaker leads Cambodian movie renaissance
Success of 'White Building' highlights new generation of cinephiles
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Though he never received formal training in the art of cinema, Paris-raised filmmaker Davy Chou has served as a guiding light for a new generation of Cambodian filmmakers. (Photo by Thibault Perrier)
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