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*BANNED IN CAMBODIA, DOCUMENTARY TO SCREEN IN LONG BEACH* *"A gripping account of a corrupt government's campaign to hold onto power at any cost ... deeply moving."* -- The Huffington Post <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A823fPmcumA/TaP0khhSHtI/AAAAAAAAUrA/Pz9Yfnmi7Zg/s1600/Who+Killed+Chea+Vichea+LB+16April.jpg> Fresh off its triumph at the Paris International Human Rights Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for Investigation and Reporting, the documentary *Who Killed Chea Vichea?* <http://www.whokilledcheavichea.com/>will screen in Long Beach, California on April 14 and 16. This will be the first time this controversial film will be seen in Long Beach, home of the largest Cambodian community in the United States. Screenings in Cambodia have been shut down by riot police. Officials in Cambodia have said that the film is forbidden and that any copies may be seized as an illegal import (see attached). Rich Garella, one of the film's producers, lived in Cambodia for almost five years and worked with Chea Vichea. "There have been several excellent films about the Khmer Rouge period," Garella said. "We wanted to make a film about Cambodia as it is today and bring it to Cambodians all over the world. With the uprisings in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere it's more relevant now than ever." The product of a five-year investigation by filmmaker Bradley Cox, *Who Killed Chea Vichea?* examines the 2004 assassination of Cambodian labor leader Chea Vichea and the arrest and conviction of two men despite their alibis. Through on-the-spot footage and hidden camera work, Cox exposes the methods of a regime that relies on aid from the US and other countries to survive, as well as the courage of those who dare to speak out against it. *"Ultimately the film is about a system of corruption and impunity that allows killings like Vichea's to happen with regularity,"* Cox said. "It's about a police force that kidnaps and murders people, a court system that sells justice to the highest bidder and a people that lives in constant fear of its government." Navy Phim, a long-time resident of Long Beach, said the film is important to Cambodians here. *"Whatever is going on in Cambodia affects us here too, because all of us have family in Cambodia and if they are being oppressed, we should know about it,"* she said. Amnesty International - Top Ten Movies That Matter United Nations Association Film Festival - Best Cinematography Philadelphia Independent Film Festival - Best Political Film Rhode Island International Film Festival - Grand Prize, Directorial Discovery *Who Killed Chea Vichea?* is a co-production of Loud Mouth Films and the Independent Television Service, with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Public television broadcast is scheduled for May 2011. *Who Killed Chea Vichea?* will screen on *Thursday April 14, at 7:00pm at the Art Theatre of Long Beach *and on *Saturday April 16, at 1:00 pm at the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library*. A discussion with producer Rich Garella will follow both screenings. Screening information: *http://blog.whokilledcheavichea.com/2011/03/april-14-long-beach-california.html *<http://blog.whokilledcheavichea.com/2011/03/april-14-long-beach-california.html> *http://blog.whokilledcheavichea.com/2011/03/long-beach-april-16.html*<http://blog.whokilledcheavichea.com/2011/03/long-beach-april-16.html> -- Sweet Snippets of Motherhood *http://babykrisna.blogspot.com/* <http://babykrisna.blogspot.com/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
