Vibol Sungkriem

Director / Writer / Producer Vibol S. Sungkriem was born in Battambang, Cambodia, amid a Civil war. He and his family managed to escape the chaos and fled to the United States of America in search of a new beginning.

Upon arriving in the States in the early 1980s, Vibol and his family settled in the Big Apple, specifically the Bronx, New York. While growing up, Vibol loved watching movies at the local theaters. Fascinated by the culture and cinematography of American Cinema, he soon discovered a newfound passion and interest in filmmaking.

As a young adult, Vibol later enrolled at City College of New York University, majoring in Communication Film and Video. He also attends a digital film school in New York, where he was asked to participate in a music video class. Alongside his other classmates, he was involved as one of the directors of a music video project called Pump Your Back by Angela Severiano.

Over time, Vibol garnered more experience serving as a boom operator for a short film called Dante’s Girls and wrote, produced, and directed a short called Déjà vu. He wrote and directed a 30-minute film titled One O’clock about a film crew coming home late and experiencing paranormal activities. He was a DP for a music video called Society Sucker by Walter Schreifels.  And served as a videographer for Columbia University. 

Teaming up with three new producers from the New England area, Vibol collaborated on a feature film titled A Moment in Time. He followed with a few more short films: This Thing Called Love, starring Young Mazino from Beef on Netflix, Keep It Low Episodes 1 and 2, Transfer, The Last Goodbye, and a documentary called Khmer Traditional Ceramic Artist. The documentary was screened at institutions such as Middlesex Community College, the University of Massachusetts Boston, Washington State University, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Art Galleries in Maine, etc.

Today, Vibol has written many screenplays.  Besides working behind the cameras, he is also skilled in lighting, Pro Tools, sound recording, and editing. During the commercial shoot, he served as Video Assistant Director for AFI NYC Sales as Aerial Assistance.