The Angkor Meanchey building was more than a concrete structure—it was an organic vestige, shaped by time. Each gutted floor reveals fragments of the city’s intimate past. Following the entire destruction process, from its imposing presence within the urban roar to its complete erasure, the film explores striking contrasts: the slow persistence of memory against the brutality of mechanical excavators, and the fading silhouette of an iconic building against the rise of glass towers dominating the skyline. In this 12-minute documentary, Jean-François Perigois does not merely document a demolition, but captures the final moments of a silent witness to Phnom Penh’s history.

Jean-François Perigois, a French photographer and filmmaker based in Cambodia for over twenty years, explores the urban and human mutations of Southeast Asia. His work blends documentary and visual poetry, capturing the rhythms, silences, and fragile transitions of Phnom Penh.

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English/French.