Cambodian Society
in the United Kingdom

Sandra Leuba, the producer of the award-winning Cambodian-Canadian film Surviving Bokator. The film has been invited to premiere in London at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival.

Surviving Bokator provides a unique window into Cambodia’s cultural renaissance. Filmed over 5 years, it tells of the struggle of an genocide survivor to resurrect the ancient Cambodian martial art of Bokator – virtually lost during the Khmer Rouge regime – and preserve it for the nation’s youth. The film has a 9.6 IMDb rating and received over 25 awards, most notably, the International Olympic Committee sponsored FICTS Sports Film Festival (Award Mention Honneur), the Paladino D’Oro Sport Festival (best editing) and the Best Sport Documentary at the Bangkok BKK Festival.

“the film is an invaluable heritage for present and future generations and should be celebrated and disseminated as part of the cultural history of humanity.” - Enzo Capiello, General Secretary IOC / FICTS World Championship of Sport Cinema

We would like to personally invite you and guests to the screening on Saturday September 10, 2022 at 7.50 pm at the Stratford East Picturehouse.

In order to increase worldwide the awareness of Kun Bokator, we try to combine screenings of the film Surviving Bokator with live Bokator performances and, where possible, even organize Bokator training sessions for interested individuals.

The film is used as a way of promoting Khmer culture internationally, but also within the Cambodian diaspora in the cities where we screen the film. eg. not many young Khmers who were born outside Cambodia know about Bokator.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6saaSltquOQ

Information: https://www.facebook.com/bokatorfilm

Festival: https://www.fightingspiritfilmfestival.com/2022-feature-films-line-up

From: Mark Bochsler CINEBOXX Film & Television Inc.
Approved by: The President of CASUNIK