This year, the “Speak Out, Sisters” team curates an exclusive 4-day mini-festival spotlighting international women’s lives and women’s rights, featuring standout documentaries by leading Cambodian filmmakers – each presenting their work live on the Meta House stage.

Free entry. All films with English subtitles.

SAVE MY DAUGHTER (Cambodia, 5 min; Dir. Vandy Denasophealeap & Mao Sambath): This award-winning short film—winner of Klahaan’s national SRHR competition and screened at Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2025—tackles sexual and reproductive health and rights, focusing on victim blaming and date rape. Co-director Mao Sambath, also known for the thriller Missing, is one of Cambodia’s emerging filmmakers and will join for a Q&A after the screening.

PREMIERE SCREENING — “SPEAK OUT SISTERS” (SOS) 2025 SPOTS & MUSIC VIDEO – Sexual and gender-based violence scarred countless Cambodian women during the Pol Pot years, and today 1 in 4 still face abuse—yet stigma keeps many silent. The SOS campaign, Meta House’s groundbreaking multimedia project, amplifies survivors’ voices through a bold series of short films based on real testimonies recorded by journalist Sokunthea Hang. Using AI-illustrated visuals to protect identities, these works confront SGBV across generations. The premiere includes a presentation by Sokunthea Hang and the debut of the campaign anthem by Cambodia’s “mother of hip-hop,” MC Lisha.

AND SO I STAYED (USA, 91 min, Dir. Natalie Patillo & Daniel A. Nelson): An award-winning documentary following survivors of domestic abuse who fought for their lives—only to spend years behind bars. The film exposes how deeply the justice system fails victims of domestic violence.