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.
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ISSUE TWO

Traces


USD 19 Coming Soon



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 (In Order of Appearance)
    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

FAQ
When will the second issue be published?
Actual date TBA, but it should come no later than the third week of April 2025. It will take a few weeks after that to send the copies outside of Cambodia.

How much is the pre-order and retail price of the issue?
Both are set at $19 USD. The pre-order will come with a limited set of prints from the art of the magazine.

Why Vietnam and Singapore?
Why not?

How may I pre-order or reserve a copy of Issue 2?
Fill in the form here to secure your order within Cambodia and the Philippines or receive updates when we solidify our distribution plans in each country.

Note that only pre-order copies can be sold to Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia so far, but you may still input your country in a custom field to receive updates if copies reach your area. Let your local stockist know about us if you’re keen on getting it there; them reaching out to us speeds things up!