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Screenings

17
May

Cambodian Error
  • 5:00 pm
  • Bophana Center

Directed by Bernard George 2000, 51 minutes, Khmer version

This documentary will explore the Khmer Rouge’s rise to power in 1975, highlighting international missteps and political decisions that enabled the tragedy. Through archival footage and expert insights, the film reveals how foreign and local actions contributed to one of Cambodia’s darkest chapters.

Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 5:00pm, Bophana Center.

24
May

Site 2
  • 5:00 pm
  • Bophana Center

Directed by Rithy Panh, 1989, 91min, Khmer version with English subtitles

Although the refugee camp known as Site 2 no longer exists, it held as many as 180,000 people in a four-mile area on the border of Thailand and Cambodia during the 1980s. This historic documentary follows the life of one Cambodia family in Site 2.

Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 5:00pm, Bophana Center.

31
May

Inside the Khmer Rouge
  • 5:00 pm
  • Bophana Center

Directed by David A. Feingold & Shari Robertson, 1990, 45 minutes, English version

This film is taking an in-depth look at the history, domination, and current status of the Khmer Rouge. The film features revealing interviews with soldiers of both the modern Khmer Rouge and those who fight in opposition.

Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 5:00pm, Bophana Center.

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    The Bophana Center’s archives are both our pillar and our purpose. Our core mission is to give new life to any Cambodian-related film or audiovisual heritage by collecting and preserving movies, photographs and any sound records from Cambodia or from abroad.

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“ What a great project! What a challenge! The Bophana Center questions memories, discloses and discovers them. And suddenly the whole collection helps illuminate the present. While spending some time there, I could feel that a dream was taking shape. And the sights and sounds were becoming weapons of massive construction. Thank you, Rithy, and congratulations to all.

— Bertrand Tavernier

Founded by film director Rithy Panh, Bophana Center collects every archive images and sounds on Cambodia, and it offers free public access to this unique heritage. Bophana Center also trains young Cambodians for careers in filmmaking, broadcasting and new media. The goal is to open their mind to artistic creation and foster a personal cultural production.

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