Year Zero
When the Khmer Rouge regime seized Cambodia in 1975, the country plunged into civil war and was ravaged by mass killings, torture, and famine. Faced with hunger and starvation, two brothers risk everything to ensure their survival, even with the odds stacked against them.
Director/Producer: David Siev
Producers: Jaclyn Siev, Michael Meinhold, & Katarina Vasquez
Cinematographer: Sloan Inns
Editor: Michael Wylie
My role: Assistant Director
Accolades:
• DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival - Best Narrative Short
• Manhattan International Film Festival - Winner (Best of Fest)
• Vancouver Asian Film Festival - People's Choice Award: Best Overall Performance
• Asian South East Short Film Festival - Best Drama, Audience Award: Best Short
• Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival - Audience Award: Best Michigan Short
• CambodiaTown Film Festival - Presented by Angelina Jolie
• LA Shorts Film Festival
• Cambodia International Film Festival
• StudioFest
• Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival
• Sacramento International Film Festival
• Seattle Asian American Film Festival
• East Lansing Film Festival