Chheangkea is a Cambodian-American filmmaker based in New York. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in architecture from MIT and is currently in his thesis year as a Dean’s Fellow at the NYU Tisch Graduate Film Program, focusing on writing-directing and cinematography. His previous short film, SKIN CAN BREATHE, is a finalist for the HBO Max APA Visionaries competition. It has screened internationally and is distributed by Max. 

Chheangkea is developing his first feature film, LITTLE PHNOM PENH, chronicling three decades of a Cambodian woman's life post-Khmer Rouge. The film has been selected for the 2024 HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab and the 2024 NYU Purple List. His upcoming short film, GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES, is in post-production and supported by the Fonds Image de l'Organisation de la Francophonie. Currently, Chheangkea is a fellow in the Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film.

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.