THE PLASTIC HOUSE

Allison Chhorn

2019 / Australia / Documentary / 46’ – FRENCH PREMIERE

Synopsis

How do you cope with loss and grief? Allison Chhorn constructs a delicate autofiction following a young woman struggling to recover from the death of her parents. She decides to care for the family’s greenhouse in an attempt to restore a lost balance. Memories intertwine with the passing seasons. A silent fight begins.

Biography

Allison Chhorn is a Cambodian-Australian film-maker and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of migrant displacement, trauma and the repetition of memory. Graduating with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) at UniSA in 2014, she has since directed short and mid-length films including the internationally celebrated The Plastic House (Visions du Réel 2020, NYFF 2020) and the forthcoming Blind Body.