The Uninvited Ancestors
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The Uninvited Ancestors is an upcoming short supernatural horror film. Written and produced by Tim Pek, a Khmer Australian award-winning director who successfully meet critical acclaims with his debut film, The Red Sense
. As its modern setting takes place in Australia, all of the cast also involve by Australian people who are Khmer descendants. With an existence of word Ancestor in the title, the film's main concept will partially deals with ancestral heritage
, local religious belief
and some domestic customs
from Khmer culture
inspiration beside its ghostly theme and setting outside Cambodia
.
The film still in production and plan to be released by 2011.
From the makers of "The Red Sense" & "Annoyed" comes Tim Pek's scariest & most ambitious film to date with jaw dropping scenes & an imaginative twist that you won’t see coming until the very end.
. The competition first informed publicly through a Khmer
youth writer's blog since February 26 and in six months later, a story named " The Welcome Ancestor " which is written by Samnang Eng then finally chose.
and some audition had been held around an area in Australia. During that time, Tim quite struggle with a lot of Khmer looking girls who living in Australia but can speak Khmer just in basic. However, he successfully came up with three Khmer casts to match all qualifications, such as Rann Chhoueng, Monica Thong and Monica Dollyka Keat.
The Red Sense
The Red Sense is a 2006 Khmer-Australian supernatural Thriller film. It was director Tim Pek's debut film and was produced by Transparent Pictures. The success of The Red Sense led Transparent Pictures to produce films such as Bokator and Annoyed. The Red Sense was first released in Australia and...
. As its modern setting takes place in Australia, all of the cast also involve by Australian people who are Khmer descendants. With an existence of word Ancestor in the title, the film's main concept will partially deals with ancestral heritage
Natural heritage
Natural heritage is the legacy of natural objects and intangible attributes encompassing the countryside and natural environment, including flora and fauna, scientifically known as biodiversity, and geology and landforms ....
, local religious belief
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
and some domestic customs
Tradition
A tradition is a ritual, belief or object passed down within a society, still maintained in the present, with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes , but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings...
from Khmer culture
Culture of Cambodia
The culture of Cambodia has had a rich and varied history dating back many centuries, and has been heavily influenced by India. Throughout Cambodia's long history, a major source of inspiration was from religion...
inspiration beside its ghostly theme and setting outside Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
.
The film still in production and plan to be released by 2011.
Plot
After an unfortunate event happens in a small rural town. The two sisters Neat and Nat were forced to move into an abandoned house to stay for a while. Soon after they moved in, strange paranormal events start to occur to the younger sister Nat and she does not know if it is really happening to her or If it is just in her head which keeps sending an uneasy feeling through her body. A strange apparition and a spiritual image of a unknown figure starts to appear in her dreams or is it in reality who she will soon come to know as her uninvited ancestors. Her older sister Neat soon gets involved due to knowledge from a medium she knows, they both try to figure out the best way to restore their ancestor's property through a dark holistic ritual which will not come without its many risks. The dark secret that has been hidden for thousands of years will be seen in its true form when they open Pandora's box and dig up the evil past.From the makers of "The Red Sense" & "Annoyed" comes Tim Pek's scariest & most ambitious film to date with jaw dropping scenes & an imaginative twist that you won’t see coming until the very end.
Story
The film's story and script was originally based from a writing competition among young writers in CambodiaCambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. The competition first informed publicly through a Khmer
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
youth writer's blog since February 26 and in six months later, a story named " The Welcome Ancestor " which is written by Samnang Eng then finally chose.
Casting
before a casting panel, Tim Pek who was responsible for directing, had done a few casting callsCasting (performing arts)
In the performing arts, casting is a pre-production process for selecting a cast of actors, dancers, singers, models and other talent for a live or recorded performance.-Casting process:...
and some audition had been held around an area in Australia. During that time, Tim quite struggle with a lot of Khmer looking girls who living in Australia but can speak Khmer just in basic. However, he successfully came up with three Khmer casts to match all qualifications, such as Rann Chhoueng, Monica Thong and Monica Dollyka Keat.