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New Year Baby

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New Year Baby
DirectorSocheata Poeuv
Film typeDocumentary
First released2006
Original languageEnglish
Production countryUnited States
Running time80 minutes
SubjectsFilm & Moving Image; Migration & Diaspora; History & Remembrance
Creator pagesSocheata Poeuv

New Year Baby is a documentary directed by Socheata Poeuv, first released in 2006. (Wikipedia)

Synopsis

The documentary follows filmmaker Socheata Poeuv, who was born in a Thai refugee camp after her family fled the Cambodian genocide and grew up in the United States without knowing the full history of her family. She travels to Cambodia to investigate family secrets, the Khmer Rouge labor camps, the deaths and separation of relatives, and her family's escape to a refugee camp. The film concludes in Texas with a ceremony honoring her parents' marriage and their family's new life in the United States. (Wikipedia)

Production and credits

The film premiered at the IDFA Festival in November 2006, won the 2007 IDFA “Movies That Matter” Award and several other international awards, and aired nationally on PBS in 2008. (Wikipedia; PBS)

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