'New Year Baby': A Cambodian American Documentary Film in Progress

'New Year Baby': A Cambodian American Documentary Film in Progress

Presentation by filmmaker Socheata Poeuv

Tuesday, April 04, 2006
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
10383 Bunche Hall (10th floor)
UCLA Campus

Please join us for a special event with the Director of "New Year Baby" as she talks about her first documentary, a moving story of love, joy, and pardon.  It is a window into the lives of six Cambodians who escape the Khmer Rouge and become Americans.

Synopsis:  After learning about her father's astounding heroism and her family's 25-year secret, Poeuv returns to Cambodia to discover the rest of their story and retrace their journey to America.

The film's website is http://www.newyearbaby.net.

For more information about this event, contact United Khmer Students uclauks@gmail.com.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Special Instructions

Parking in Lot 3 costs $8.

For more information please contact

Barbara Gaerlan
Tel: 310-206-9163
cseas@international.ucla.edu
www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/

Sponsor(s): Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Center for World Languages, UCLA United Khmer Students