Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bac Films has acquired French distribution and international sales rights to Denis Do’s “Funan,” an animated feature set against ...

Funan, the upcoming GKIDS release from co-writer/director Denis Do in his feature directorial debut, tells a deeply personal tale from Do’s own family history. The story follows a Cambodian family who ...

With Funan, his feature film debut, Denis Do took on his family’s remarkable history, coming to understand and connect with it in an entirely new way. Set in Cambodia in April of 1975, the animated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s no sensationalism in Denis Do’s “Funan,” a harrowing animated drama about a family struggling to survive the Khmer Rouge ...

Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime was responsible for the deaths of almost 2 million people between 1975 and 1979. Most of those deaths occurred in labor camps, where they were executed or succumbed to ...

“Funan” is a stunning piece of animation in which the beauty of the visuals and the horror of the situation are inextricably intertwined. Directed by Denis Do and based on his mother’s experiences in ...

The GKids political drama takes a deep dive into the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, courtesy of director Denis Do's personal family history. “Funan” (currently in limited release) represents GKids‘ best ...

The second edition of Animation is Film, the GKIDS-produced festival that aims to bring greater exposure to international and independent features, recently wrapped up in Los Angeles with the ...

'Funan' won the second Animation Is Film Festival's grand prize and audience award. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor First-time director Denis Do’s Funan won the grand prize and audience award at the ...

“Funan” is a stunning piece of animation in which the beauty of the visuals and the horror of the situation are inextricably intertwined. Directed by Denis Do and based on his mother’s experiences in ...