A Scale Boy

Kavich Neangs first film is a short documentary following Sory Chan a 14yearold boy who is living in Phnom Penh apart from his family A student of Cambodian classical music Sory lives with his mothers friend after his mother fled a debt she couldnt afford to pay back Each evening after class he carries a scale outside in a popular part of the city and asks people to weigh themselves for a small amount of money In this urgent film we witness Sorys day in class his nightly routine and a particularly difficult conversation with his mother who he meets on the street