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New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) and American photojournalist Al Rockoff (John Malkovich). When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

Relive Cambodia’s journey from the horrors of the Killing Fields (1975–1979) to a vibrant cultural renaissance, all visualized in this VR (virtual reality) art exhibition. Hosted by “ImmersiveX”, this special event takes you through a visual and storytelling experience that reflects on the country’s history, resilience, and artistic rebirth.

Australian documentary filmmaker Jim Gerrand first arrived in Cambodia by canoe in 1967 with only a monkey for company – a voyage that became the basis for his first documentary, Mekong Downstream. Gerrand has returned frequently since, producing several films about the country’s politics and history. Meta screens two of his most important films.

oin us on for the second session of the “ImmersiveX” art exhibition where we continue to explore Cambodia’s incredible transformation through art and culture 50 years after Pol Pot’s accession to power in 1975. Cambodian master painter Svay Ken’s (b. 1933 in Takeo Province; d. 2008 in Phnom Penh) was a genocide survivor. His paintings illustrate scenes from everyday life in Cambodia that are often charged with the presence of unsettling forces beyond the picture frame.

Fifty years after Pol Pot’s rise to power, Cambodia continues to rebuild from one of the most devastating genocides of the 20th century. Join us for a panel discussion in English language with local and foreign experts at Meta House.

German war photographers Horst Faas (1933 – 2012) and his Australian colleague Tim Page (1944 – 2022) have gathered many thousands of pictures by those who were killed in the Indochina Wars. This resulted in the book “Requiem”, published in 1997.

Join us for the screening of My Story at Meta House!

The late British photographer Tim Page (1944-2022) was one of the pre-eminent photographers of the Vietnam War and Cambodia’s UNTAC times. In 1997, he co-published the book “Requiem”, featuiring many thousands of pictures by journalists who were killed in the Indochina Wars. Photos from this book are on display at Meta House from April 22.

VOICES ACROSS TWO AGES (2024, 60 min) is a compelling KMF documentary in which three young Cambodian students talk to three elderly victims of the Khmer Rouge. Their discussions include youthful disbelief at the extent of KR atrocities and the suffering caused; possibilities of forgiveness; purpose of the Khmer Rouge trials; future of Cambodia.

This is the story of a spectacular case of robbery that is changing the art world. An iconic temple statue, looted during the chaos of the Cambodian civil war, turns up in Sotheby’s auction catalogue 40 years later – with a price tag of three million dollars. But New York’s attorneys intervene..

Between 1975 and 1979, at least 250,000 Cambodian women were forced into marriages by the Khmer Rouge. Sochan was one of them. At the age of 16, she was forced to marry a soldier who raped her. After 30 years of silence, she decided to file a complaint to the Khmer Rouge tribunal.