Screen Asia: "The Missing Picture"
VIEW EVENT DETAILSIn The Missing Picture, filmmaker Rithy Panh documents the atrocities committed in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge. As a child, Panh watched as his family disappeared — some taken by force, others taken by hunger. Panh uses an unconventional blend of clay, fabric, and other materials to create an effective and haunting recounting of Pol Pot’s eradication of millions in Cambodia.
Following the film, filmmaker Caylee So, scholar Cathy Schlund-Vials, and Cambodian American hip-hop artist praCh will lead a discussion about the touching context of The Missing Picture.
The following night on April 10, praCh presents Spinnin’ Memory, Rappin’ Justice, a blended performance/lecture about his journey from the Killing Fields to Long Beach (CA) and back again.
Related Links
The Los Angeles Times: For Cambodia, an Oscar Nod Means Much More Than Box-Office Gold
NPR: Cambodia's Missing Pictures Molded From Director's Own Life
The New York Times: Returning, in His Own Way, to the Killing Fields
The Washington Post: 'The Missing Picture' Movie Review
The Huffington Post: Rithy Panh's The Missing Picture: A Survivor's Memory of the Cambodian Genocide
The Wall Street Journal: Rithy Panh Looks for ‘The Missing Picture’
Meniscus Magazine: A Rithy Panh interview: “The Missing Picture” and Cambodian cinema
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Performing arts programs at Asia Society Texas Center are made possible by support from Bank of America. Asia Society Texas Center is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Additional support provided by Asia Society contributors and members.
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1370 Southmore Blvd Houston, TX 77004 713.496.9901