Chheangkea is a Cambodian-American filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He earned a BS in Architecture from MIT and an MFA in filmmaking from the NYU Tisch Graduate Film program, where he was a Dean’s Fellow. He is a former Marcie Bloom fellow and a Sundance TAAF scholar.

Through his films, Chheangkea seeks to showcase the complexities and nuances of queer and Cambodian stories. His previous short film, SKIN CAN BREATHE, was a finalist of the 2022 HBO Max APA Visionaries competition and is now streaming on Max. His short film, GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Jury Award for International Fiction.

His debut feature film, LITTLE PHNOM PENH, is currently in development, having been selected for the 2024  HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab, MunichFilmUp, NYU Purple List, and the 2025 Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Directors Lab.

As a cinematographer, Chheangkea has worked on award-winning short films that have played at festivals worldwide. His cinematography work enables him to collaborate with other talented directors and further refine his visual language and storytelling.