Film is definitely on my mind, and Meta House is my favorite film venue in Phnom Penh. It is an open air rooftop screening area and bar. They screen films 5 nights a week, from rarely seen German films (the owner is German) to contemporary social issue feature films. Friday night I saw a film called Burma All Inclusive that included footage of attacks on the ethnic minority Karen, and tonight I watched legendary French filmmaker Bertrand Tevalier's film on adoption in Cambodia called Holy Lola.(PS - This photo is a picture of an election flier. Just a reminder we are in election season here - July 27.)
July 18 and 19 I will be bringing my favorite film festival - the UNAFF festival - to Phnom Penh. We will be presenting three films relevant to the Cambodian context - Digital Dump, on the disposal of computers, On a Tightrope, about Muslim minorities in China (Cambodia has a Muslim minorty) and En Route to Baghdad, about the UN peacekeeping force and the UN leader Sergio who died in a bombing in Iraq. If you know anyone in Cambodia, encourage them to come to Meta House for the screenings!
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