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Meta House founder Nico Mesterharm is a Gernan filmmaker, working in Cambodia since 2000. Our YouTube channel features a huge variety of clips, spots, documentaries and dramas, produced by his teams, Meta House artists, affiiliates and students.

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV Survivors Pom Veu & Thong Seng

🤔 Do you know that when a sexual act is not consensual, but forced by a third-party using threats or control, such as the Khmer Rouge regime forcing people to …marry, it is legally considered rape and sexual violence? This is known as sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

🗣️ Both men and women, like the indigenous couple in this video, were forced to marry under the regime and pressured to engage in sexual acts for the so-called ‘do it for the revolution’, were victim-survivors of SGBV.

🎬 Video interviews with survivors of gender-based sexual violence during the Khmer Rouge regime are now available on Meta House’s YouTube channel. SGBV Survivor during the Khmer Rouge: We were afraid of being executed – Pom Veu and Thong Sen

🎥 About the Project: This video is part of the Speak Out, Sisters! project by Meta House/NGO KDKG. Interviews with SGBV survivors inspired a 30-minute theater play, performed for students aged from 14 up across Cambodia.

🎬 Funded by: The Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany through the ifa-zivik fund (2023–2025).

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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV Survivors Pom Veu & Thong Seng

Speak Out, Sisters! Film Festival (Khmer/English)

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Satiyah

Puppets Beyond Borders

Puppets Beyond Borders 2011

Southeast Asia has a long-standing and very rich tradition in the art of puppetry. The forms of expression are as diverse as the countries themselves, reaching from …the famous shadow plays to Vietnamese water puppetry to string- or stick-controlled marionettes. In 2011, the artistic exchange project “Puppets Beyond Borders” brought together puppeteers from Germany, France, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand in October and November 2011. The SE Asian groups “Htwe Oo” (Myanmar), “Makhampon Theatre Group” (Thailand), and a group of former students of the Theatre Department of the Royal University of Fine Arts (Cambodia) met and worked with the German “Theater Handgemenge” and the French ensemble “Les Rèmouleurs”. The artists engaged in workshops in Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh and Yangon, encountering each other’s different stylistic, technical and conceptual approaches to the art of puppetry. Together they prepared performances in each city, weaving together their newly developed plays centering on the theme “Home”. “Puppets beyond borders” was a truly inspiring experience, opening up new perspectives on artistic production for all artists involved.

From October 16th until 30th 2011 the puppeteers meet for the initial workshop and two performances (28th – 29th October) at the Empty Space and the CMU Art Museum in Chiangmai. From there they travel to Phnom Penh (workshop November 1st – 3rd, performances November 4th – 5th) and Yangon (workshop November 7th-10th, performances November 11th – 12th), taking the art of puppetry truly beyond borders.

A Burmese/Cambodian film team – led by Cambodian filmmaker Sao Sopheak and Burmese counterpart Hnin Ei Hlaing (aka “Snow”) – accompanied this tour in order to produce a project documentary about this very unique artistic exchange.

“Puppets Beyond Borders” was a joint initiative by the French Institutes of Cambodia and Myanmar and the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with Empty Space Chiangmai, the German Embassy in Yangon and the Meta House Phnom Penh. This French-German collaboration is supported by the Elysèe-Fund.[+] Show More

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Kvack Sophoeun

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Sou Sotheavy

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Lo Sah

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Om Yoeurn

Phnom Penh Hip Hop

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Preap Sokhoeurn

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Pen Sokchan

Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Hong Savath

SPEAK OUT, SISTERS! (Introduction)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Noun Sophal (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Leng Sarie (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Kong Sinet (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Poeu Lim (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Sos Mat (Khmer/English)

“I got married around 1972. We had 13 children, but seven died. In the labor camp we had to work from 6AM to 11PM every day. We were only given …a little bit of porridge. People were killed without reason.”

សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ សុះ ម៉ាត់
“ខ្ញុំបានរៀបការនៅប្រហែលឆ្នាំ ១៩៧២។ យើងមានកូន ១៣ នាក់ ប៉ុន្តែ ៧ នាក់បានស្លាប់។ នៅក្នុងជំរុំការងារ យើងត្រូវធ្វើការពីម៉ោង 6 ព្រឹក ដល់ ម៉ោង 11 យប់ ជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ។ យើងត្រូវបានគេឲ្យបបរបន្តិចប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ មនុស្សត្រូវបានគេសម្លាប់ដោយគ្មានហេតុផល»។

The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Khiev Sareth (Khmer/English)

“I fought in the Civil War, from 1973. When the Khmer Rouge came to power, we experienced a nightmare. Even though I was very ill I had to work hard. …Many people around us died. It still haunts me now.”

សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ខៀវ សារ៉ាត់
“ខ្ញុំបានប្រយុទ្ធក្នុងសង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិល តាំងពីឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៣។ នៅពេលដែលខ្មែរក្រហមឡើងកាន់អំណាច យើងបានជួបប្រទះនូវសុបិន្តអាក្រក់មួយ។ ទោះជាខ្ញុំឈឺខ្លាំងក៏ខ្ញុំត្រូវប្រឹងប្រែងធ្វើការខ្លាំងដែរ។ មនុស្សជាច្រើននៅជុំវិញយើងបានស្លាប់។ វានៅតែលងខ្ញុំដល់ពេលឥឡូវនេះ” ។

The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Kham Suphan (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Kham Nyvann (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Chouk Vanny (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Eng Vat (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Hong Savath (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Hak Sopheap (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Chean Sao (Khmer/English)

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Chao Ny (Khmer/English)

Pride 2023 Film Fest

The Virtual Memorial Project Introduction (Khmer/English)

Svay Ken Talks

The Future of Public Transport in Cambodia

Cambodia: COVID 19s Mark on Art

Sober Road (Short Documentary by Polen Ly)

Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Kham Suphan (Khmer/English)

Meta House Mural by Chifumi

Cultures Connect – Nico Mesterharm (Germany) in conversation with Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap

Cultures Connect – Cambodian-US artist Pich Sopheap talks with his German colleague Ernst Altmann

Meta House 4.0…Rebuilding Cambodia's Art Scene After COVID-19

Stay Safe!

Visit of German OAV Delegation to Cambodia (2006)

I AM A DAUGHTER – Female Empowerment Theatre Play

សត្វរញីដែលស្វាងជានិច្ច “SMASHED CAMBODIA”: THE SOBER LORIS

ការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹងគឺជាមូលហេតុចម្បងមួយនៃគ្រោះគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍នៅកម្ពុជា។ ដើម្បីប្រឆាំងនឹងនិន្នាការដ៏គួរឱ្យព្រួយបារម្ភនេះ សមាគមវប្បធម៌កម្ពុជា-អាល្លឺម៉ង់ (ផ្ទះមេត្តា) កំពុងដំណើរការ សម្តែងសិល្បៈល្ខោននិយាយខ្មែរក្រោមកិច្ចសហតិបត្តិការជាមួយអង្គការក្នុងស្រុក “សកម្មភាពសិល្បៈខ្មែរ” (KAA) និងក្រុម SMASHED ពី Collingwood Learning Solutions (ចក្រភពអង់គ្លេស)។

“សត្វរញីដែលស្វាងជានិច្ច” គឺជាកម្មវិធីល្ខោនអប់រំ ដែលមានគោលបំណងកាត់ បន្ថយការផឹកស្រាទាំង មិនទាន់ គ្រប់អាយុ និងការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង នៅតាមសាលារៀន។

អ្នកនិពន្ធវ័យក្មេង ជួន សុភាព ជាអ្នកនិពន្ធល្ខោននិយាយនេះ ដោយប្រើប្រាស់តួសម្តែងពីរនាក់ធ្វើការ សម្តែង តួអង្គជាច្រើនផ្សេងគ្នា ដែលនេះជាការដកស្រង់សិល្ប៍វិធីពី …ល្ខោនអង់គ្លេស។ គម្រោងមួយនេះនឹងជម្រុញយុវជន ខ្មែរធ្វើការស្វែងរកមូលហេតុ និងផលវិបាកនៃការផឹកស្រាមិនគ្រប់អាយុ ក៏ដូចជាការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង។ តាមរយៈ ល្ខោនអប់រំ យើងអាចផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានដល់យុវវ័យជាច្រើនយល់ដឹង និងបង្កើតជម្រើសដែលមានការ ទទួលខុសត្រូវ ជុំវិញការប្រើប្រាស់គ្រឿងស្រវឹង។

EDUCATIONAL THEATRE AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING & ALCOHOL ABUSE

Drunk driving is one of the major causes of road crashes and casualties in Cambodia. To go against this worrying trend, the I-NGO “Cambodian-German Cultural Association” (KDKG) and “Meta House” (Cambodian German Cultural Center) perform the original Cambodian language theatre play THE SOBER LORIS, in cooperation with the local NGO “Khmer Arts Action” (KAA) and the “SMASHED” team. A recording is uploaded here.[+] Show More

CONCRETE VISIONS

ART OF SURVIVAL – The First Exhibition by Meta House about the Khmer Rouge Legacy

In 2008, Meta House launched one of the country’s first exhibitions about the Khmer Rouge genocide and its legacy with the participation of 40 Cambodian and international artists. The project …was accompanied by shows in villages, public forums and numerous film screenings.

សិល្បៈនៃការរស់រានមានជីវិត
នៅក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ ផ្ទះមេតា (Meta House) បានចាប់ផ្តើមការតាំងពិពណ៌ដំបូងបង្អស់របស់ប្រទេសអំពីរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ខ្មែរក្រហម និង កេរ្តិ៍ដំណែលរបស់វា ដោយមានការចូលរួមពីសំណាក់សិល្បករខ្មែរ និង អន្តរជាតិចំនួន៤០នាក់។ គម្រោងនេះមានការអមដោយការបង្ហាញនៅតាមភូមិ វេទិកាសាធារណៈ និង ការបញ្ចាំងភាពយន្តជាច្រើន។

Democratic Kampuchea was one of the worst human tragedies of the 20th century. Nearly 1.7 million Cambodians died from diseases due to a lack of medicines and medical services, starvation, execution, or exhaustion from overwork. Tens of thousands were made widows and orphans, and those who lived through the regime were severely traumatized by their experiences. Several hundred thousand Cambodians fled their country and became refugees. Millions of mines were laid by the Khmer Rouge and government forces, which have led to thousands of deaths and disabilities since the 1980s. The Cold War killed any prospect of a tribunal. Justice was all but frozen for decades –until 2006. In that year, the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC) was finally established in Phnom Penh.

Within the study and practice of transitional justice, the roles played by the arts in addressing past human rights violations have become increasingly well accepted. Coinciding with the trial, Meta’s first legacy project “Art of Survival” began in January 2008 with 21 artists and expanded in October 2008 to include a total of 40 artists from different age groups. Works represented for the first time the divergent perspectives of different generations of Cambodians on Pol Pot and his “Killing Fields”. The project’s immediate success encouraged the Meta House team to organize numerous village art exhibitions, public forums or film screenings in cooperation with the Government, local NGOs and international donors.[+] Show More

Creative Assistance for orphans and vulnerable children

Interview with Meta House Founder Nico Mesterharm

9th International Music Festival Phnom Penh 2012- L'EUROPE GALANTE

Virtual Memorial Testimony by Chum Mey (Khmer/English)

“I was one of only seven known adult survivors of the Khmer Rouge S-21 Tuol Sleng prison in Phnom Penh, where about 20,000 prisoners, mostly Cambodians, were sent for execution.”

សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ …ជុំ ម៉ី
«ខ្ញុំជាជនពេញវ័យម្នាក់ក្នុងចំណោមអ្នករស់រានមានជីវិតពេញវ័យចំនួនប្រាំពីរនាក់នៃគុកទួលស្លែងរបស់ខ្មែរក្រហមនៅមន្ទីរ ស-២១ ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ដែលមានអ្នកទោសប្រហែល ២០,០០០ នាក់ ដែលភាគច្រើនជាជនជាតិខ្មែរត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនទៅប្រហារជីវិត»។

Chum Mey is one of only seven known adult survivors of the Khmer Rouge imprisonment in the S-21 Tuol Sleng camp, where 20,000 prisoners, mostly Cambodians, were sent for execution. Formerly a motor mechanic working in Phnom Penh, he was taken to prison on 28 October 1978, accused of being a spy. Watch his story documented by Sao Sopheak.

The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields[+] Show More

CHHIM SOTHY – ABSTRACT MARKETS 2008

MEKONG ARTS AND CULTURE PROJECT 2007

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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV Survivors Pom Veu & Thong Seng

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