INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Chao Somnop Chet
Director
Chheangkea
Producers
Daniel Mattes
Karen Madar
Cinematographer
Shyan Tan
Editor
Chheangkea
Sound
Vincent Villa
Website
Contact
Lights On
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www.lightsonfilm.com




2025
Cambodia, France, United States
19 min
Color
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 is a Cambodia-born filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. 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.
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