Rithy Panh

Career Overview

Rithy Panh has 73 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Signature works include Meeting with Pol Pot, The Missing Picture, The Sea Wall. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 73
Birth Date: 1964-04-18
Birth Place: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Narith Roeun (2 collaborations)
Randal Douc (2 collaborations)
Irène Jacob (1 collaborations)
Grégoire Colin (1 collaborations)
Cyril Gueï (1 collaborations)
Bun-Hok Lim (1 collaborations)
Somaline Mao (1 collaborations)
Leng Thirith (1 collaborations)
Sovann Nhoeb (1 collaborations)
Paov Pitu (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (13 credits)
- In the Silence After
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Khmerica
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- The Rubber Tappers
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Gunyo Cholo: A Girl Coming of Age Story
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Everything Will Be OK
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Irradiated
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Buoyancy
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- First They Killed My Father
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- The Roots Remain
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Le dernier refuge
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Red Wedding
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- A Scale Boy
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
directing (24 credits)
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Meeting with Pol Pot
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Everything Will Be OK
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Irradiated
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Graves Without a Name
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Exile
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- France Is Our Mother Country
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- The Missing Picture
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- The Catch
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- The Sea Wall
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- The Burnt Theatre
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- The People of Angkor
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Que la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- The Land of the Wandering Souls
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- One Evening After the War
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Rice People
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Cambodia: Between War and Peace
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Site 2
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
camera (6 credits)
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2025
- Everything Will Be OK
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2022
- Graves Without a Name
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2019
- Exile
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2016
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2012
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2003
writing (18 credits)
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Meeting with Pol Pot
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2024
- Everything Will Be OK
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Irradiated
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Graves Without a Name
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Exile
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2016
- The Missing Picture
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- The Catch
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2011
- The Sea Wall
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- The Burnt Theatre
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Que la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- The Land of the Wandering Souls
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2000
- One Evening After the War
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Rice People
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1994
- Site 2
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1989
editing (8 credits)
- Meeting with Pol Pot
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2024
- Everything Will Be OK
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2022
- Irradiated
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2022
- Graves Without a Name
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2019
- Exile
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2016
- The Missing Picture
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2013
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- The Catch
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2011
actors (3 credits)
- Meeting with Pol Pot
  Pol Pot (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Life in 24 Frames a Second
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Wandering Souls
  Filmmaker, Designer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
art (1 credits)
- The Missing Picture
  production design
  
  art
  
  2013