Karmalink
In this Buddhist sci-fi mystery set in near-future Phnom Penh, a young Cambodian detective untangles a link between her friend's past-life dreams of a lost gold artifact and a neuroscientist's determination to attain digital enlightenment.
Festivals
Venice Film Festival in 2021
Hawaii International Film Festival in 2021
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival in 2022
Maryland Film Festival in 2022
Singapore International Film Festival in 2021
Cleveland International Film Festival in 2022
Austin Film Festival in 2021
Credits
Director: Jake Wachtel
Production Company: Human Eye Media
Producer: Valerie Steinberg, Sok Visal, Christopher Rompre
Sound Department:
Re-recording Mixer and Sound Designer: Vincent Villa
ADR Recordist and Assistant Re-recording Mixer: Thana San
Festivals
Won Best Narrative Feature at Santa Fe International Film Festival in 2021
Won One in A Million Award, Narrative at Sun Valley Film Festival, US in 2022
Nominated for Fanheart3 Award, Graffeta d’Oro for Best Film at Venice Film Festival in 2021
Nominated for New Direction Competition at Cleveland International Film Festival in 2022
Quotes from Critics
The Hollywood Reporter: Venice Hidden Gem: Buddhism and Sci-Fi Converge in Cambodian Mystery ‘Karmalink’.
The Phnom Penh Post: Kingdom’s first sci-fi pic gets big debut
The Punch Magazine: A “magical spiritual mystery tour” that “takes viewers on a fascinating and frequently wondrous expedition to a place where science and metaphysics intersect.”