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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! Spot 2
🎥 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! Spot 2
🎞️ During the Khmer Rouge era, women were abused and exploited. To educate the new generation, survivors talk about how they were treated by the Khmer Rouge soldiers.
🎥 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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🎥 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! Spot 3
🎞️ Even decades on, the women are still crying out for justice. Forcefully married in mass weddings and forced to have sex with their partners, the victims of the Khmer …Rouge regime want young people to understand their suffering.
🎥 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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🎥 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! Spot 1
🎞️ For most women sexual gender-based violence was a daily reality during the Khmer Rouge regime. By speaking about their traumatizing experiences, the survivors want to educate about the cruelty …of that time and prevent history from repeating itself.
🎥 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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🎥 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! Facebook Introduction Video
🧡 Every year, from November 25 to December 10, the world observes the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence”, a campaign that aims to raise awareness and mobilize action …to end all forms of violence against women and girls. 🌍✊
The Cambodian-German Cultural Association (KDKG) and its center Meta House Phnom Penh present the “Speak Out, Sisters” (SOS) project. 🎙️👩👧👧 This initiative empowers women to discuss and reshape community perceptions of Sexual Gender-Based Violence in Cambodia. 💪🇰🇭
The project is proudly funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany through the “ifa-zivik” fund. 🇩🇪🤝
📹 Please watch the video below, follow our page, and share our content. Together, let’s take action! 🧡
#SpeakOutSisters #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeDay #EndGBV #SGBV #KhmerRougeSGBVSurvivors #WomenInMedia #WomenInArt #WomenForChange #WomenEmpowerment #StopViolenceAgainstWomen #Cambodia #MetaHousePhnomPenh #GermanEmbassy #EmpowerWomen #StopSGBV #TogetherForChange— and German Embassy CambodiaShow More
The Cambodian-German Cultural Association (KDKG) and its center Meta House Phnom Penh present the “Speak Out, Sisters” (SOS) project. 🎙️👩👧👧 This initiative empowers women to discuss and reshape community perceptions of Sexual Gender-Based Violence in Cambodia. 💪🇰🇭
The project is proudly funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany through the “ifa-zivik” fund. 🇩🇪🤝
📹 Please watch the video below, follow our page, and share our content. Together, let’s take action! 🧡
#SpeakOutSisters #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeDay #EndGBV #SGBV #KhmerRougeSGBVSurvivors #WomenInMedia #WomenInArt #WomenForChange #WomenEmpowerment #StopViolenceAgainstWomen #Cambodia #MetaHousePhnomPenh #GermanEmbassy #EmpowerWomen #StopSGBV #TogetherForChange— and German Embassy CambodiaShow More
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV witness Voeun Chan
🎞️ Voeun Chan, born in 1954, testified about witnessing the brutal torture of a female prisoner under Comrade Duch at M-13, a Khmer Rouge prison. Voeun described how Duch stripped …the woman, burned her with a cloth soaked in kerosene, and inflicted brutal injuries that left her unconscious. Duch used his power in a clear example of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), to torture the victim through targeted violence to her breasts, constituting a form of sexualized physical abuse, intended to cause pain and humiliation. By condemning Duch at the ECCC, Voeun’s testimonial is a reminder that we must speak out SGBV when we witness it.
🗣️ Did you know? SGBV is often used as a weapon in war as part of a strategy to terrorise, displace, and control communities. Some forms of SGBV may amount to torture to acknowledge the gravity of these acts, to bring to light the prevalence of the violations, and to ensure survivors’ rights. When soldiers speak out for women, they deserve respect for standing against SGBV and supporting human rights. As leaders in positions of privilege and power, it is essential to understand that women and girls are not tools to be exploited or tortured, even when they become prisoners, no excuse should ever justify any form of abuse or experimentation.
🎥 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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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@speak_out_sisters
• Website: https://speakoutsisters.org/
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🗣️ Did you know? SGBV is often used as a weapon in war as part of a strategy to terrorise, displace, and control communities. Some forms of SGBV may amount to torture to acknowledge the gravity of these acts, to bring to light the prevalence of the violations, and to ensure survivors’ rights. When soldiers speak out for women, they deserve respect for standing against SGBV and supporting human rights. As leaders in positions of privilege and power, it is essential to understand that women and girls are not tools to be exploited or tortured, even when they become prisoners, no excuse should ever justify any form of abuse or experimentation.
🎥 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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• Website: https://speakoutsisters.org/
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Noeun Om
🎞️ Noeun Om was about 12 years old when an orphaned youth saw Noeun and proposed to the Khmer Rouge that he would marry her. The Khmer Rouge ordered the …marriage, telling her that she needed to make babies for the revolution, and soon after, the man raped her. This constitutes sexual violence, as the forced marriage and subsequent sexual abuse were acts that used her body as a tool of control and domination, violating her rights and bodily autonomy. After the fall of the regime, she separated and remarried but was stigmatized by her neighbors for not having a traditional marriage.
🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Noeun’s case refers to the forced marriage, sexual abuse, and the stigmatization she faced after. SGBV can be physical, verbal, emotional, or psychological acts. When we blame and stigmatize survivors for the SGBV they faced, this is also an act of SGBV, and furthers the harm that the survivor experiences.
🎥 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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• Website: https://speakoutsisters.org/
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🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Noeun’s case refers to the forced marriage, sexual abuse, and the stigmatization she faced after. SGBV can be physical, verbal, emotional, or psychological acts. When we blame and stigmatize survivors for the SGBV they faced, this is also an act of SGBV, and furthers the harm that the survivor experiences.
🎥 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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• Website: https://speakoutsisters.org/
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV witness Chantha Nguon
🎞️ Nguon Chantha, born in 1961 in Battambang, testified about witnessing sexual exploitation among Khmer refugees at the Site 2 Camp in Thailand, which housed many Cambodians fleeing the aftermath …of the Khmer Rouge regime. While working as a cook, Chantha observed women engaging in sex in exchange for food, a form of survival, prostitution driven by hunger and desperation. This exploitation took place after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979, when many Cambodians, especially women, were left vulnerable and separated from their families. The extreme conditions in the refugee camps, combined with the trauma of the Khmer Rouge era, led to further gender-based violence, highlighting the lasting impact of the regime on women’s safety and well-being.
🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) refers to any harmful acts in which the perpetrator forces the victim to do something against their will, including through economic means and unequal power dynamics. Women in these refugee camps were often forced to sell their bodies in exchange for food because there was no other way to survive, making these acts a form of SGBV.
🎥 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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🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) refers to any harmful acts in which the perpetrator forces the victim to do something against their will, including through economic means and unequal power dynamics. Women in these refugee camps were often forced to sell their bodies in exchange for food because there was no other way to survive, making these acts a form of SGBV.
🎥 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 Sophoeun Khvach and Savin Sreuy
🎞️ Sophoeun Khvack and Savin Sreuy, an indigenous couple from Mondulkiri, were forced into marriage by the Khmer Rouge without their consent. Despite the trauma and fear of execution, Sophoeun …and Savin remained together after the regime fell, not only to support each other, but also to avoid the social stigma that came with their forced marriage, which went against traditions. Their story reminds us how important it is to ensure that the younger generation understands the past to prevent the Khmer Rouge from happening again.
🗣️ Did you know? Whenever we are forced to do something against our will relating to sexual and gender norms, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV. This includes forced marriages where people, including Sophoeun Khvack and Savin Sreuy, were deprived of the right to choose who they wanted to marry and love.
🎥 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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🗣️ Did you know? Whenever we are forced to do something against our will relating to sexual and gender norms, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV. This includes forced marriages where people, including Sophoeun Khvack and Savin Sreuy, were deprived of the right to choose who they wanted to marry and love.
🎥 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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• Website: https://speakoutsisters.org/
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV Survivors Pom Veu & Thong Seng
🤔 Under the Khmer Rouge, indigenous Survivors Pom Veu and Thong Seng were forcibly married. To refuse would have led to their execution, so Pom and Thong forced themselves to …accept each other. Their story shows that both men and women, who were forced to marry under the regime, and pressured to engage in sexual acts for the so-called ‘do it for the revolution’, are victims and survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) includes threats, coercion, and other forms of deprivation of liberty, whether they occur in public or private settings. SGBV can be physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature. Although the majority of victims and survivors of SGBV are girls and women, boys and men can also be harmed by 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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🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) includes threats, coercion, and other forms of deprivation of liberty, whether they occur in public or private settings. SGBV can be physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature. Although the majority of victims and survivors of SGBV are girls and women, boys and men can also be harmed by 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! Film Festival – The Gendered Lens (Khmer/English)
🎞️ The SOS Women’s Film Fest, held from Jan 30 to February 4, 2024, featured documentaries, dramas, and short films by Cambodian female filmmakers. Live Q&A sessions with the filmmakers …and actors were held after the screenings. The documentary follows this event.
🗣️Did you know? Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) was a daily reality for most Cambodian women during the Pol-Pot genocide (1975-79). In modern Cambodia, 25% of women face abuse. Out of shame or fear of being stigmatized, most survivors do not talk about it. To break the silence, SOS works to educate people on what SGBV is and create a safe platform where women can feel empowered to Speak Out about SGBV.
🎬 Funded by: The Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany through the ifa-zivik fund (2023–2025).
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🗣️Did you know? Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) was a daily reality for most Cambodian women during the Pol-Pot genocide (1975-79). In modern Cambodia, 25% of women face abuse. Out of shame or fear of being stigmatized, most survivors do not talk about it. To break the silence, SOS works to educate people on what SGBV is and create a safe platform where women can feel empowered to Speak Out about SGBV.
🎬 Funded by: The Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany through the ifa-zivik fund (2023–2025).
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• Website: https://speakoutsisters.org/
👉 Join the movement. Watch, share, and make a difference! #SpeakOutSisters #SOS #EndSGBV #SurvivorVoices #CambodiaHistory #KhmerRougeHistory #EmpowerWomen #FederalForeignOffice #GermanEmbassy #MetaHousephnomPenhShow More
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Satiyah
🎞️ During the Khmer Rouge, Riya’s or Satiyah’s life was torn apart. Pregnant and fleeing bombs, she was left to survive alone after her husband died. When a Khmer Rouge …soldier tried to rape her, she used her wits to escape, but even after speaking out, she was blamed instead of being protected. Her story is a reminder that survivors of rape also face the pain of stigmatization. In a place where rape was common and silence meant survival, she gained courage through her religion and fought back.
🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) refers to physical, emotional, and psychological acts. In addition to the forced labor after pregnancy and attempted rape by the Khmer Rouge soldier, the blame Satiyah faced after she spoke out about her rape is also a form of SGBV because it is an act that refuses to recognize the suffering of the survivor and is based on gender norms.2
🎥 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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🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) refers to physical, emotional, and psychological acts. In addition to the forced labor after pregnancy and attempted rape by the Khmer Rouge soldier, the blame Satiyah faced after she spoke out about her rape is also a form of SGBV because it is an act that refuses to recognize the suffering of the survivor and is based on gender norms.2
🎥 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.
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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
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
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Sou Sotheavy
🎞️ Sou Sotheavy, a person of the third gender, was only a teenager when the Khmer Rouge forced him/her to marry. Sotheavy experienced sexual violence during the regime. He/She was …the first third gender person to ever testify at an international war crimes tribunal.
🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) includes threats, coercion, and other forms of deprivation of liberty, whether they occur in public or private settings. SGBV can be physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature. Although the majority of victims and survivors of SGBV are girls and women, boys and men can also be harmed by SGBV.
🎥 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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🗣️ Did you know? Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) includes threats, coercion, and other forms of deprivation of liberty, whether they occur in public or private settings. SGBV can be physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature. Although the majority of victims and survivors of SGBV are girls and women, boys and men can also be harmed by SGBV.
🎥 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.
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Lo Sah
🎞️ Lo Sah was 13 years old at the time of the Khmer Rouge and lived in a children’s unit, led by a teacher. A Khmer Rouge official attempted to …rape Sah, but she fought him off and then told two friends about what happened. Together, the three of them risked their lives by reporting the Commune Chief to her teacher. She reveals the importance of speaking out to stop perpetrators from committing more violence and to recognize that survivors are not alone.
🗣️Did you know? Attempted sexual assault is a form of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). In Sah Lo’s case, although she successfully fought her perpetrator off, he still intended to force her to act against her will through his power as a Khmer Rouge official and violence, which is a form of SGBV.
🎥 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.
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🗣️Did you know? Attempted sexual assault is a form of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). In Sah Lo’s case, although she successfully fought her perpetrator off, he still intended to force her to act against her will through his power as a Khmer Rouge official and violence, which is a form of SGBV.
🎥 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.
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Om Yoeurn
🎞️ At just 17, Om Yoeurn was forced into marriage by the Khmer Rouge. Yoeurn refused twice, but the regime didn’t allow for choice. They threatened to kill her, she …had no option but to obey. She shares her experience to help others understand the true cost of forced obedience and to remind us of the power of choice and speaking out. Her story is one of fear, survival, and losing her right to decide in her own life.
🗣️ Did you know? Any form of nonconsensual sex can constitute Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), including between married people. Whenever we are forced to do something against our will, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV. In Yoeurn Om’s story, her Unit Chief used his power and threatened to rape her as a way to punish her. She was also forced to have three children with her husband by the Khmer Rouge. Both are forms of SGBV.
🎥 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.
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🗣️ Did you know? Any form of nonconsensual sex can constitute Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), including between married people. Whenever we are forced to do something against our will, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV. In Yoeurn Om’s story, her Unit Chief used his power and threatened to rape her as a way to punish her. She was also forced to have three children with her husband by the Khmer Rouge. Both are forms of SGBV.
🎥 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.
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Phnom Penh Hip Hop
Phnom Penh Hip Hop 2009
A documentary by Jan Mueller
about the largest Hip Hop Festival in Cambodia
Together with the Centre Culturel Français, Meta House organized the capital’s largest hip hop …festival from May 16 to 24 2009. The festival started off with a performance at the Chenla Theatre by French dance company Accrorap, followed by contemporary dance with Belle and French hip hop dancer Sébastien Ramirez, performances by the Tiny Toones and film screenings at Meta House and the CCF.
The festival concluded with a big open-air hip hop jam at Wat Bothum, organised by Meta House and funded by the CCF, the Goethe Institute/German Cultural Foundation, and the ‘Elysée Fund’. On stage were Khmer performers whose names will sound familiar to hip hop lovers in Cambodia — DJ Sdey, MC Curley, DJ Illest, Khmer clarinettist Bun Hong and Cambodian percussionists Soum Phearum, Porn Samrith and Eb Vutha.
Programme
May 16 — Acclaimed French dance company ‘Accrorap’ performs at Chenla Theatre.
May 17 — Hip hop screenings at Wat Bothum.
May 19 — Hip hop films at the CCF.
May 20 & 21 — Hip hop films at Meta House.
May 22 — Tiny Toones perform at Chenla Theatre followed by dancers Raphael & Sébastien in their show ‘Seul Ensembles.’
May 23 — Tiny Toones perform at Chenla Theatre followed by Belle & Sébastien and German performer Storm.
May 24 — Open air hip hop jam ‘Khmix it!’ at Wat Bothum
Read more: http://www.asialifeguide.com/Kaleidoscope/hip-hop-festival.html#ixzz1iwclpBBaShow More
A documentary by Jan Mueller
about the largest Hip Hop Festival in Cambodia
Together with the Centre Culturel Français, Meta House organized the capital’s largest hip hop …festival from May 16 to 24 2009. The festival started off with a performance at the Chenla Theatre by French dance company Accrorap, followed by contemporary dance with Belle and French hip hop dancer Sébastien Ramirez, performances by the Tiny Toones and film screenings at Meta House and the CCF.
The festival concluded with a big open-air hip hop jam at Wat Bothum, organised by Meta House and funded by the CCF, the Goethe Institute/German Cultural Foundation, and the ‘Elysée Fund’. On stage were Khmer performers whose names will sound familiar to hip hop lovers in Cambodia — DJ Sdey, MC Curley, DJ Illest, Khmer clarinettist Bun Hong and Cambodian percussionists Soum Phearum, Porn Samrith and Eb Vutha.
Programme
May 16 — Acclaimed French dance company ‘Accrorap’ performs at Chenla Theatre.
May 17 — Hip hop screenings at Wat Bothum.
May 19 — Hip hop films at the CCF.
May 20 & 21 — Hip hop films at Meta House.
May 22 — Tiny Toones perform at Chenla Theatre followed by dancers Raphael & Sébastien in their show ‘Seul Ensembles.’
May 23 — Tiny Toones perform at Chenla Theatre followed by Belle & Sébastien and German performer Storm.
May 24 — Open air hip hop jam ‘Khmix it!’ at Wat Bothum
Read more: http://www.asialifeguide.com/Kaleidoscope/hip-hop-festival.html#ixzz1iwclpBBaShow More
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Preap Sokhoeurn
🎞️ The brutal truth of the Khmer Rouge ideology is revealed through the story of Preap Sokhoeurn, an 18-year-old forced into marriage to fulfill the regime’s demand: “Live, love, and …create children for the revolution.” Stripped of choice and trapped by fear, Sokhoeurn faced coercion, dehumanization, and survival under an oppressive system. Her story exposes how the Khmer Rouge used love and family as tools of control, leaving scars on individuals and society.
🗣️ Did you know? Any form of nonconsensual sex can constitute Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), including between married people. Whenever we are forced to do something against our will, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV.
🎥 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.
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🗣️ Did you know? Any form of nonconsensual sex can constitute Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), including between married people. Whenever we are forced to do something against our will, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV.
🎥 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.
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Pen Sokchan
🎞️ As a teenager under the Khmer Rouge, Pen Sokchan suffered sexual violence from Khmer Rouge cadres that left deep and lasting wounds. After running away from a forced marriage, …Khmer Rouge militiamen, along with her husband, found her and raped her. Sokchan’s story tells us how serious the effects of sexual violence can be, and why we must listen, understand, and act to stop it from happening again. She was the youngest of the ECCC civil parties who provided testimony about forced marriage and sexual violence at that time. Her story was also told in the “Red Wedding” documentary.
🗣️ Did you know? Any form of nonconsensual sex can constitute Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), including between married people. Whenever we are forced to do something against our will, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV.
🎥 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.
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🗣️ Did you know? Any form of nonconsensual sex can constitute Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), including between married people. Whenever we are forced to do something against our will, through violence, coercion, threats, deception, and cultural expectations, we experience SGBV.
🎥 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.
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Speak Out, Sisters! Testimonial spot by SGBV survivor Hong Savath
🎞️ Hong Savath was only 14 years old when Khmer Rouge soldiers shattered her life. Savath witnessed the Khmer Rouge murder her family after her sisters refused their forced marriages. …She survived a brutal gang rape and has carried the trauma and faced stigma ever since, yet she refuses to stay silent. Her story has inspired the Speak Out, Sisters theater play about Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), both past and present.
🗣️ Did you know? When Khmer Rouge soldiers gang raped Savath, this was a form of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), as they used violence and threats to force themselves upon her without her consent. This SGBV also affects her son, who has experienced harmful social norms such as discrimination, in addition to secondary PTSD inherited from his mother. The trauma, PTSD, and social stigma experienced by both Savath and her son show how SGBV in the past continues to affect the present.
🎥 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.
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🗣️ Did you know? When Khmer Rouge soldiers gang raped Savath, this was a form of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), as they used violence and threats to force themselves upon her without her consent. This SGBV also affects her son, who has experienced harmful social norms such as discrimination, in addition to secondary PTSD inherited from his mother. The trauma, PTSD, and social stigma experienced by both Savath and her son show how SGBV in the past continues to affect the present.
🎥 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.
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SPEAK OUT, SISTERS! – Introduction – Orange Day Campaign
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) was a daily reality for most Cambodian women
during the Pol-Pot genocide (1975-79). In modern Cambodia, 25% of women face
abuse. Out of shame or …fear of being stigmatised, most survivors
do not talk about it.
To break the silence, the NGO KDKG and its cultural centre.
Meta House implements Cambodia’s first multi-media campaign “Speak Out, Sisters” (SOS)
from November 2023 to December 2024. SOS raises awareness for the plight of SGBV-survivors in past and present among
Cambodian youth as catalyst for positive change.
Project activities include interactive theatre in classrooms, a schoolyard exhibition,
intergenerational dialogues, video productions, TV broadcasts and social media outreach
in cooperation with NGO “Women’s Media Center” (WMC and the “Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sports” (MoEYS), Desired changes are to alter community perceptions of past
and present SGBV and to make the broader public more aware that women’s priorities are
central to peace.
🎥 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.
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during the Pol-Pot genocide (1975-79). In modern Cambodia, 25% of women face
abuse. Out of shame or …fear of being stigmatised, most survivors
do not talk about it.
To break the silence, the NGO KDKG and its cultural centre.
Meta House implements Cambodia’s first multi-media campaign “Speak Out, Sisters” (SOS)
from November 2023 to December 2024. SOS raises awareness for the plight of SGBV-survivors in past and present among
Cambodian youth as catalyst for positive change.
Project activities include interactive theatre in classrooms, a schoolyard exhibition,
intergenerational dialogues, video productions, TV broadcasts and social media outreach
in cooperation with NGO “Women’s Media Center” (WMC and the “Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sports” (MoEYS), Desired changes are to alter community perceptions of past
and present SGBV and to make the broader public more aware that women’s priorities are
central to peace.
🎥 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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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Noun Sophal (Khmer/English)
“At the start of the Khmer Rouge regime, I was around 14 years old. I was in a ‘children’s unit’. We had to dig mass graves for the fallen soldiers. …There were about 1000 bodies in each grave.”
សក្ខីកម្ម នួន សុផល
«នៅដើមរបបខ្មែរក្រហម ខ្ញុំមានអាយុប្រហែល ១៤ឆ្នាំ។ ខ្ញុំនៅក្នុង ‘អង្គភាពកុមារ’។ យើងត្រូវជីកផ្នូរដ៏ធំសម្រាប់ទាហានដែលបានស្លាប់។ មានសាកសពមនុស្សប្រហែល ១០០០ នៅក្នុងផ្នូរនីមួយៗ”។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្ម នួន សុផល
«នៅដើមរបបខ្មែរក្រហម ខ្ញុំមានអាយុប្រហែល ១៤ឆ្នាំ។ ខ្ញុំនៅក្នុង ‘អង្គភាពកុមារ’។ យើងត្រូវជីកផ្នូរដ៏ធំសម្រាប់ទាហានដែលបានស្លាប់។ មានសាកសពមនុស្សប្រហែល ១០០០ នៅក្នុងផ្នូរនីមួយៗ”។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Leng Sarie (Khmer/English)
“During the Khmer Rouge I was a child. The Pol Pot regime separated families. I will never forget how my parents did what they could to take care of me …in the direst of circumstances.”
សក្ខីកម្ម របស់ ឡេង សារី
“ក្នុងរបបខ្មែរក្រហម ខ្ញុំនៅកុមារ។ របប ប៉ុល ពត បានបំបែកគ្រួសារ។ ខ្ញុំនឹងមិនភ្លេចពីរបៀបដែលឪពុកម្ដាយរបស់ខ្ញុំបានធ្វើតាមលទ្ធភាពដែលពួកគេអាចមើលថែខ្ញុំក្នុងកាលៈទេសៈធ្ងន់ធ្ងរបំផុត»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្ម របស់ ឡេង សារី
“ក្នុងរបបខ្មែរក្រហម ខ្ញុំនៅកុមារ។ របប ប៉ុល ពត បានបំបែកគ្រួសារ។ ខ្ញុំនឹងមិនភ្លេចពីរបៀបដែលឪពុកម្ដាយរបស់ខ្ញុំបានធ្វើតាមលទ្ធភាពដែលពួកគេអាចមើលថែខ្ញុំក្នុងកាលៈទេសៈធ្ងន់ធ្ងរបំផុត»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Kong Sinet (Khmer/English)
Description
“I stayed with my grandparents, my parents worked far from home. When they came back, my father was taken away and killed. I fled with my mother; we saw many …dead bodies on our way to safety.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ គង់ ស៊ីណេត
“ខ្ញុំស្នាក់នៅជាមួយជីតា ឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំធ្វើការឆ្ងាយពីផ្ទះ។ ពេលត្រឡប់មកវិញ ឪពុកខ្ញុំត្រូវគេយកចេញទៅសម្លាប់។ ខ្ញុំបានរត់ទៅជាមួយម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំ; យើងបានឃើញសាកសពមនុស្សជាច្រើននៅតាមផ្លូវរបស់យើងទៅកាន់ទីសុវត្ថិភាព»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
“I stayed with my grandparents, my parents worked far from home. When they came back, my father was taken away and killed. I fled with my mother; we saw many …dead bodies on our way to safety.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ គង់ ស៊ីណេត
“ខ្ញុំស្នាក់នៅជាមួយជីតា ឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំធ្វើការឆ្ងាយពីផ្ទះ។ ពេលត្រឡប់មកវិញ ឪពុកខ្ញុំត្រូវគេយកចេញទៅសម្លាប់។ ខ្ញុំបានរត់ទៅជាមួយម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំ; យើងបានឃើញសាកសពមនុស្សជាច្រើននៅតាមផ្លូវរបស់យើងទៅកាន់ទីសុវត្ថិភាព»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Poeu Lim (Khmer/English)
“Like all city dwellers, the Khmer Rouge forced me to leave Phnom Penh in April 1975. I saw many dead bodies on the way to the labour camps. If we …didn’t do what the soldiers said they would have killed us.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ពៅ លីម
«ដូចអ្នករស់នៅទីក្រុងទាំងអស់ដែរ ខ្មែរក្រហមបានបង្ខំខ្ញុំឱ្យចាកចេញពីទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញក្នុងខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៥។ ខ្ញុំបានឃើញសាកសពជាច្រើននៅតាមផ្លូវទៅកាន់ជំរំការងារ។ បើយើងមិនធ្វើដូចទាហាននិយាយទេនោះ គេនឹងសម្លាប់យើង»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ពៅ លីម
«ដូចអ្នករស់នៅទីក្រុងទាំងអស់ដែរ ខ្មែរក្រហមបានបង្ខំខ្ញុំឱ្យចាកចេញពីទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញក្នុងខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៥។ ខ្ញុំបានឃើញសាកសពជាច្រើននៅតាមផ្លូវទៅកាន់ជំរំការងារ។ បើយើងមិនធ្វើដូចទាហាននិយាយទេនោះ គេនឹងសម្លាប់យើង»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Kham Suphan (Khmer/English)
“We were all terrified of the Khmer Rouge regime. My family were all separated. I had 3 sisters and 2 brothers. Up until now, I don’t know where the cadres …took my parents and my siblings.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ខាន់ សុផាន
“យើងទាំងអស់គ្នាមានការភ័យខ្លាចចំពោះរបបខ្មែរក្រហម។ គ្រួសារខ្ញុំបានបែកគ្នាទាំងអស់។ ខ្ញុំមានបងប្អូនស្រី៣នាក់ និង ប្រុស២នាក់។ រហូតមកដល់ពេលនេះ ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងថា កម្មាភិបាលយកឪពុកម្តាយបងប្អូនខ្ញុំទៅណាទេ»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ខាន់ សុផាន
“យើងទាំងអស់គ្នាមានការភ័យខ្លាចចំពោះរបបខ្មែរក្រហម។ គ្រួសារខ្ញុំបានបែកគ្នាទាំងអស់។ ខ្ញុំមានបងប្អូនស្រី៣នាក់ និង ប្រុស២នាក់។ រហូតមកដល់ពេលនេះ ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងថា កម្មាភិបាលយកឪពុកម្តាយបងប្អូនខ្ញុំទៅណាទេ»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Kham Nyvann (Khmer/English)
I was 13 years old the hard times began. I want to cry when I talk about the Khmer Rouge nightmare. The soldiers hurt me, they wanted to kill my …family. If we didn’t work hard, they would beat us.
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ខាំ នីវណ្ណ
ខ្ញុំមានអាយុ ១៣ ឆ្នាំពេលលំបាកបានចាប់ផ្តើម។ ខ្ញុំចង់យំពេលខ្ញុំនិយាយអំពីសុបិន្តអាក្រក់ខ្មែរក្រហម។ ទាហានធ្វើបាបខ្ញុំ ពួកគេចង់សម្លាប់គ្រួសារខ្ញុំ។ បើយើងមិនខំធ្វើការលំបាកទេ គេនឹងវាយយើង។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ខាំ នីវណ្ណ
ខ្ញុំមានអាយុ ១៣ ឆ្នាំពេលលំបាកបានចាប់ផ្តើម។ ខ្ញុំចង់យំពេលខ្ញុំនិយាយអំពីសុបិន្តអាក្រក់ខ្មែរក្រហម។ ទាហានធ្វើបាបខ្ញុំ ពួកគេចង់សម្លាប់គ្រួសារខ្ញុំ។ បើយើងមិនខំធ្វើការលំបាកទេ គេនឹងវាយយើង។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Chouk Vanny (Khmer/English)
“The Khmer Rouge hated us Cham Muslims. Soldiers cut my hair with a meat cleaver. We were not allowed to cry, even if we were abused. Under Pol Pot we …were treated worse than dogs.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ឈូក វន្នី
«ខ្មែរក្រហមស្អប់ពួកចាមឥស្លាម។ ទាហានបានកាត់សក់ខ្ញុំដោយកាំបិតសាច់។ យើងមិនត្រូវបានអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យយំឡើយ ទោះបីយើងត្រូវបានគេធ្វើបាបក៏ដោយ។ ក្រោមរបប ប៉ុល ពត យើងត្រូវគេចាត់ទុកខ្ញុំអាក្រក់ជាងឆ្កែទៅទៀត»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ឈូក វន្នី
«ខ្មែរក្រហមស្អប់ពួកចាមឥស្លាម។ ទាហានបានកាត់សក់ខ្ញុំដោយកាំបិតសាច់។ យើងមិនត្រូវបានអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យយំឡើយ ទោះបីយើងត្រូវបានគេធ្វើបាបក៏ដោយ។ ក្រោមរបប ប៉ុល ពត យើងត្រូវគេចាត់ទុកខ្ញុំអាក្រក់ជាងឆ្កែទៅទៀត»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Eng Vat (Khmer/English)
“My family lived in Phnom Penh. On April 17, 1975, we were evacuated to the countryside. My family were mostly civil servants, prime targets of the Khmer Rouge. They called …us ‘New People’”.
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់លោក អេង វ៉ាត
“គ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំរស់នៅទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ។ នៅថ្ងៃទី ១៧ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៥ យើងត្រូវបានគេជម្លៀសទៅជនបទ។ គ្រួសារខ្ញុំភាគច្រើនជាមន្ត្រីរាជការ ដែលជាគោលដៅសំខាន់របស់ខ្មែរក្រហម។ ពួកគេបានហៅយើងថា “មនុស្សថ្មី” ។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់លោក អេង វ៉ាត
“គ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំរស់នៅទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ។ នៅថ្ងៃទី ១៧ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៥ យើងត្រូវបានគេជម្លៀសទៅជនបទ។ គ្រួសារខ្ញុំភាគច្រើនជាមន្ត្រីរាជការ ដែលជាគោលដៅសំខាន់របស់ខ្មែរក្រហម។ ពួកគេបានហៅយើងថា “មនុស្សថ្មី” ។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Hong Savath (Khmer/English)
“My parents had just been killed. I was very young. The cadres wanted to rape me. They took me into nearby bushes. I got pregnant. Later on, my son and …I faced discrimination by other villagers.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ហុង សាវ៉ាត
“ឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំទើបតែត្រូវបានសម្លាប់។ ខ្ញុំនៅក្មេងណាស់។ កម្មាភិបាលចង់រំលោភខ្ញុំ។ ពួកគេបាននាំខ្ញុំចូលទៅក្នុងគុម្ពោតព្រៃក្បែរនោះ។ ខ្ញុំមានផ្ទៃពោះ។ ក្រោយមក កូនប្រុសខ្ញុំ និង ខ្ញុំប្រឈមនឹងការរើសអើងពីអ្នកភូមិផ្សេងទៀត»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ហុង សាវ៉ាត
“ឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំទើបតែត្រូវបានសម្លាប់។ ខ្ញុំនៅក្មេងណាស់។ កម្មាភិបាលចង់រំលោភខ្ញុំ។ ពួកគេបាននាំខ្ញុំចូលទៅក្នុងគុម្ពោតព្រៃក្បែរនោះ។ ខ្ញុំមានផ្ទៃពោះ។ ក្រោយមក កូនប្រុសខ្ញុំ និង ខ្ញុំប្រឈមនឹងការរើសអើងពីអ្នកភូមិផ្សេងទៀត»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Hak Sopheap (Khmer/English)
“I was 7 years old at the beginning of the KR regime. I was terrified by the cruelty I witnessed. I remember that the torturers eyes ‘raged like monsters’ after …they ate human liver.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ហាក់ សុភាព
“ខ្ញុំមានអាយុ ៧ ឆ្នាំនៅដើមរបបខ្មែរក្រហម។ ខ្ញុំភ័យខ្លាចដោយអំពើឃោរឃៅដែលខ្ញុំបានឃើញ។ ខ្ញុំចាំបានថា ភ្នែកអ្នកធ្វើទារុណកម្ម «ឃោរឃៅដូចសត្វចម្លែក» បន្ទាប់ពីពួកគេបានស៊ីថ្លើមមនុស្ស»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ហាក់ សុភាព
“ខ្ញុំមានអាយុ ៧ ឆ្នាំនៅដើមរបបខ្មែរក្រហម។ ខ្ញុំភ័យខ្លាចដោយអំពើឃោរឃៅដែលខ្ញុំបានឃើញ។ ខ្ញុំចាំបានថា ភ្នែកអ្នកធ្វើទារុណកម្ម «ឃោរឃៅដូចសត្វចម្លែក» បន្ទាប់ពីពួកគេបានស៊ីថ្លើមមនុស្ស»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Chean Sao (Khmer/English)
“The KR were preparing to kill all of my family. I didn’t know why. The pit had been dug already. Old people were praying. My legs started shaking. Suddenly we …heard the sound of guns…”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់លោក ជា សៅ
“ខ្មែរក្រហមកំពុងរៀបចំសម្លាប់គ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំទាំងអស់។ ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងថាហេតុអ្វីទេ។ រណ្តៅត្រូវបានជីករួចហើយ។ មនុស្សចាស់បានបន់ស្រន់។ ជើងរបស់ខ្ញុំចាប់ផ្តើមញ័រ។ រំពេចនោះយើងបានឮសំឡេងកាំភ្លើង…”
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់លោក ជា សៅ
“ខ្មែរក្រហមកំពុងរៀបចំសម្លាប់គ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំទាំងអស់។ ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងថាហេតុអ្វីទេ។ រណ្តៅត្រូវបានជីករួចហើយ។ មនុស្សចាស់បានបន់ស្រន់។ ជើងរបស់ខ្ញុំចាប់ផ្តើមញ័រ។ រំពេចនោះយើងបានឮសំឡេងកាំភ្លើង…”
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimony by Chao Ny (Khmer/English)
“In my unit there were many people at first. As time went by people disappeared without traces. The Khmer Rouge take people away for what was called ‘re-education’. In fact, …the KR were killing them.”
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ចៅ នី
“ដំបូងឡើយនៅក្នុងអង្គភាពរបស់ខ្ញុំមានមនុស្សច្រើនណាស់។ ពេលវេលាកន្លងទៅមនុស្សបាត់ខ្លួនដោយគ្មានដាន។ ខ្មែរក្រហមយកមនុស្សទៅឆ្ងាយសម្រាប់អ្វីដែលគេហៅថា “ការអប់រំឡើងវិញ” ។ តាមពិត ខ្មែរក្រហមកំពុងសម្លាប់ពួកគេ»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ចៅ នី
“ដំបូងឡើយនៅក្នុងអង្គភាពរបស់ខ្ញុំមានមនុស្សច្រើនណាស់។ ពេលវេលាកន្លងទៅមនុស្សបាត់ខ្លួនដោយគ្មានដាន។ ខ្មែរក្រហមយកមនុស្សទៅឆ្ងាយសម្រាប់អ្វីដែលគេហៅថា “ការអប់រំឡើងវិញ” ។ តាមពិត ខ្មែរក្រហមកំពុងសម្លាប់ពួកគេ»។
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Pride 2023 Film Fest
Around the world, lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people continue to face widespread stigma, exclusion and discrimination, including in education, employment and health care – as well as …within homes and communities. Please be our guest for Meta House’s PRIDE 2023 FILM FEST to advance equality and strengthen respect and protection for the human rights of LGBTI people in cooperation with Heinrich-Boell-Foundation. The festival – which features new LGBTIQ films from Cambodia and other Asian countries – runs from May 30 to June 4, with events starting at 6PM. On SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 4PM we invite you for a panel discussion around LGBITIQ & THE ARTS, in coop. with the Raoul-Wallenberg-Institute. Entrance to all events is free. Please check the Meta House Facebook page or our website http://www.meta-house for the detailed schedule.Show More
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The Virtual Memorial Project Introduction (Khmer/English)
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Svay Ken Talks
Svay Ken, widely respected as the grandfather of contemporary art in Cambodia, passed away on December 11, 2008, at the age of 76. In the same year, German filmmaker Nico …Mesterharm and his Cambodian colleague Lach Chantha interviewed the self-taught artist about his life.
ការនិយាយអំពី លោក ស្វាយ កែន
លោក ស្វាយ កែន ដែលត្រូវបានគេគោរពយ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្នុងនាមជាជីតាសិល្បៈសហសម័យក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានទទួលមរណភាពនៅថ្ងៃទី ១១ ខែ ធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ ក្នុងជន្មាយុ ៧៦ ឆ្នាំ។ ក្នុងឆ្នាំដដែលនោះ ផលិតករភាពយន្តជនជាតិអាឡឺម៉ង់ លោក នីកូ មេស្ទើហាមហ៍ (Nico Mesterharm) និង សហការីខ្មែរ លោក ឡាច ចន្ថា បានធ្វើការសម្ភាសន៍សិល្បករដែលបង្រៀនខ្លួនឯងម្នាក់នេះអំពីជីវិតរបស់គាត់។Show More
ការនិយាយអំពី លោក ស្វាយ កែន
លោក ស្វាយ កែន ដែលត្រូវបានគេគោរពយ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្នុងនាមជាជីតាសិល្បៈសហសម័យក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានទទួលមរណភាពនៅថ្ងៃទី ១១ ខែ ធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ ក្នុងជន្មាយុ ៧៦ ឆ្នាំ។ ក្នុងឆ្នាំដដែលនោះ ផលិតករភាពយន្តជនជាតិអាឡឺម៉ង់ លោក នីកូ មេស្ទើហាមហ៍ (Nico Mesterharm) និង សហការីខ្មែរ លោក ឡាច ចន្ថា បានធ្វើការសម្ភាសន៍សិល្បករដែលបង្រៀនខ្លួនឯងម្នាក់នេះអំពីជីវិតរបស់គាត់។Show More
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The Future of Public Transport in Cambodia
Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh is notorious for its bad traffic. One reason is that there are simply too many vehicles on the streets. Another reason for the bad traffic is …the lack of enforcement of traffic laws. In recent years the municipality has introduced a public bus system. In 2022, Meta House has produced a short video documentary, with German Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation (RLS) about public transport in Cambodia.Show More
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Cambodia: COVID 19s Mark on Art
CAMBODIA: COVID 19’S MARK ON ART (2022, 20 mins, Khmer with English subtitles) has been commissioned by Heinrich-Böll-Foundation (HBF) Cambodia. Filmmakers Nico Mesterharm, David Brown and their Cambodian team explore …the effects of the global pandemic on Cambodia’s young art scene through the lens of Cambodian reporter Ream Chamroeun. The documentary had its premiere screening at the Cambodian International Film Festival 2022. Thanks to participating artists and institutions: Artplus Foundation, Bophana Center, Cambodia Peace Gallery, Chea Bunhong, Choun Sopheap, Chumvan Sodhachivy, Chum Reap, Cold Eyes Gallery (You Khin Arthouse), Em Veasna, Hour Ratha, Hour Seyha, Keo Socheat, Meng Savuth, Mil Chankrim, Oscar Bar, Phannarath Prak, Phare Ponleu Selapaak, Pich Sopheap, Poy Chhunly, Romcheik 5, Sa Sa Art Projects, Sao Sopheak, Som Tharoth, So Phina, Yot Reaksmey.Show More
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Sober Road (Short Documentary by Polen Ly)
Road safety is a major public health issue in Cambodia. Reducing the number of road crashes is a priority for the government. In 2021, the number of road accidents totalled …2,670, down by 16% over 2020, while injuries came to 3,615, down by 23% year-on-year.
Cambodian filmmaker Polen Ly follows the story of a traffic accident victim in Phnom PenhShow More
Cambodian filmmaker Polen Ly follows the story of a traffic accident victim in Phnom PenhShow More
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Virtual Memorial Testimonial by Kham Suphan (Khmer/English)
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 #KillingfieldsShow More
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Meta House Mural by Chifumi
Meta House 4.0 is located on Street 228, #48. We thank the German Embassy in Phnom Penh for the funding of our newest mural by French artist Chifumi, who lives …and works in Cambodia’s capital for more than a decade. Please have a look… We are open daily from 9am to midnight. Evening events Friday to Sunday, 7pm.Show More
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Cultures Connect – Nico Mesterharm (Germany) in conversation with Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap
The 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) took place on 25-26 November 2021 via videoconference under the theme “strengthening multilateralism for shared growth”. The format brought together 30 European and 21 Asian …member states, the EU and the ASEAN Secretariat, to discuss a variety of issues. ASEM addresses political, economic, financial, social, cultural, and educational issues of common interest in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership.
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #1 documents a conversation of two filmmakers from Europe and Asia. Nico Mesterharm is the founder of the German-Cambodian Cultural Center, who came to Cambodia in the early 2000s to direct and produce documentaries for German/European TV. Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap is a former BBC and UNICEF employee; recently, Reap has his fourth film for Meta House and its umbrella organisation KDKG.Show More
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #1 documents a conversation of two filmmakers from Europe and Asia. Nico Mesterharm is the founder of the German-Cambodian Cultural Center, who came to Cambodia in the early 2000s to direct and produce documentaries for German/European TV. Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap is a former BBC and UNICEF employee; recently, Reap has his fourth film for Meta House and its umbrella organisation KDKG.Show More
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Cultures Connect – Cambodian-US artist Pich Sopheap talks with his German colleague Ernst Altmann
The 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) took place on 25-26 November 2021 via videoconference under the theme “strengthening multilateralism for shared growth”. The format brought together 30 European and 21 Asian …member states, the EU and the ASEAN Secretariat, to discuss a variety of issues. ASEM addresses political, economic, financial, social, cultural, and educational issues of common interest in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership.
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #2 documents a conversation of two visual artists from Europe and Asia. Ernst Altmann holds a degree from the Arts Academy Duesseldorf; he currently works as freelance artist and arts educator in Cambodia. Sopheap Pich is a Cambodian American contemporary artist. His sculptures utilize traditional Cambodian materials, which reflect the history of the nation and the artist’s relation to his identity.Show More
The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #2 documents a conversation of two visual artists from Europe and Asia. Ernst Altmann holds a degree from the Arts Academy Duesseldorf; he currently works as freelance artist and arts educator in Cambodia. Sopheap Pich is a Cambodian American contemporary artist. His sculptures utilize traditional Cambodian materials, which reflect the history of the nation and the artist’s relation to his identity.Show More
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Meta House 4.0…Rebuilding Cambodia's Art Scene After COVID-19
The COVID 19 pandemic has dramitically impacted arts and culture around the world. Venue-based sectors such as museums, cinemas and galleries were the hardest hit by social distancing measures.
This year, …Meta House has moved to a new location in Phnom Penh’s city center. (Street 228, Number 48). Please visit us to show support for Cambodia’s young art scene (www.meta-house.com).Show More
This year, …Meta House has moved to a new location in Phnom Penh’s city center. (Street 228, Number 48). Please visit us to show support for Cambodia’s young art scene (www.meta-house.com).Show More
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Stay Safe!
Educational animation video commissioned by the NGO ‘HI’.
Animation..Cornel Hillmann (studio.cgartist.com)
Production..Meta House
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Animation..Cornel Hillmann (studio.cgartist.com)
Production..Meta House
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Visit of German OAV Delegation to Cambodia (2006)
Since its foundation in 1900, the OAV has become a leading network of German companies with interests and activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With approximately 500 member companies to date, …the OAV is a privately held, non-profit organization. It strives to promote stronger bilateral economic relationships between Germany and Asian countries such as Cambodia. The documentary follows an OAV visit to Cambodia in 2006.Show More
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I AM A DAUGHTER – Female Empowerment Theatre Play
Since 2015, Meta House promotes educational theatre in Cambodian schools and universities. So far, over 60.000 students have attended our live performances. Because of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, we have …recorded two plays and added them to our YouTube channel.
I AM A DAUGHTER is written by female Cambodian playwright Kim Dyna.
“The topic is girl empowerment. I want to encourage women not to drop their studies,” she says. She tells the story of Neary, who has just passed her grade-12 exams with a “C”, enough to escape her rural hometown and pursue a university education in Phnom Penh – just like her older brother, though her grandmother wants her to marry the rich rice-mill owner nearly twice her age.
The project is funded by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Asia (RLS Hanoi Office). It is an internationally operating non-profit institution that has become a provider of political education and a center for progressive social research in both Germany and throughout the world.Show More
I AM A DAUGHTER is written by female Cambodian playwright Kim Dyna.
“The topic is girl empowerment. I want to encourage women not to drop their studies,” she says. She tells the story of Neary, who has just passed her grade-12 exams with a “C”, enough to escape her rural hometown and pursue a university education in Phnom Penh – just like her older brother, though her grandmother wants her to marry the rich rice-mill owner nearly twice her age.
The project is funded by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Asia (RLS Hanoi Office). It is an internationally operating non-profit institution that has become a provider of political education and a center for progressive social research in both Germany and throughout the world.Show More
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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
“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
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CONCRETE VISIONS
It is hard to imagine a crueler fate for an urban planner than seeing his country taken over by a regime with a murderous hatred of cities. As Cambodia’s pre-eminent …architect and chief urban planner during the 1960’s, Vann Molyvann laid out significant portions of Phnom Penh and designed dozens of landmark structures fusing High Modernist design with classical Khmer elements. Then, in 1975, the Khmer Rouge marched into the capital and evacuated its entire population. Vann Molyvann, who survived the Khmer Rouge Regime in Swiss exile, returned in 1991 to Cambodia. Nowadays, his legacy is under threat due to Cambodia’s on-going construction boom. Helen Grant–Ross, an Art historian and architect, and filmmaker Nico Mesterharm, interviewed Vann Molyvann at the age of 80, in 2008. While the great architect’s views on the current development of Phnom Penh are still respectfully listened to, they are seldom acted upon.
Documentary by Nico Mesterharm (2009, 17 min)Show More
Documentary by Nico Mesterharm (2009, 17 min)Show More
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