MARG1N is an independent, print-only film magazine based in Cambodia, supported by Anti-Archive. We celebrate and bridge together regional writers, artists, and filmmakers through the lenses of Southeast Asian cinema under a different topic each year.
As of 2026, our most recent release is Issue 3: Cosmos. It covers the cinemas of Brunei, Timor-Leste, and Thailand . Please view Issues for a more detailed overview of our catalog.
MARG1N is a Southeast Asian film magazine based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Our annual publication links two Southeast Asian countries under a single theme, exploring cinema peripherally.
MARG1N is an annual Southeast Asian film magazine by writers, filmmakers, and artists. Our second issue honors memories and gazes that drift through Singapore and Vietnam. Through essays, visual scripts, archives, and more, TRACES unearths the flotsam, jetsam, and derelict that churns throughout or beneath today’s cinematic currents.
Traces are fragmentary by nature. You can never deduce a comprehensive view from a trace. Traces gesture, shock, defy, and aspire toward a greater truth than their whole existence. In some way, a film is also a collection of traces, with the hope of invoking in its viewers a sense of wonder and resonance that makes us pause, perhaps rewatch, and rethink certain rigidities. The writings that we have worked with in this issue embody that generative power of traces.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type: softcover
Dimensions: 148mm x 210mm
Pages: 132
ISBN: 978-9924-9936-12
Language: English
Release date: 18 April 2025
Binding: Swiss binding
Paper:
Splendorgel 115gsm (inside) and Eco Smooth 300gsm (cover)
Font: Literata, Eudald News, and Elza
CREDITSContributors
Tracey Toh, Bert Ackley (vinatapes), Daryl Cheong, Lananh Chu, Nguyễn Trinh Thi, Tan Pin Pin, Đỗ Văn Hoàng, Yeo Siew Hua, Lena Vu , Mai Huyền Chi, Hugo Hamon, Mark Chua, Lam Lishuen, Looi Wan Ping, Sasha Han, Dan N.Tran, Alex Lee, Nguyên Lê, The Yang One, Linh Duong, Ton-Nu Nguyen, An Trần, Grace Song, Krystalle Teh, and Dương Mạnh Hùng
Featured Filmmakers
Toh Hun Ping, Tranh Anh Hung, Nhu Quynh, Dang Nhat Minh, Ho Tzu Nyen, Daniel Hui, Min-Wei Ting, Tony Bui, Truong Minh Quy, Nguyen Vu Tru, Trinh Thi Minh Ha
Cover design: Tim Frondozo
Graphic design: Sonich Touch Editor-in-chief: Savunthara Seng Managing editor: Alyssandra Maxine
Guest editor: Dương Mạnh Hùng