2015 | B/N | 87:00 When Dr. Haing S. Ngor was forced into labor camps by the Khmer Rouge, little did he know he would escape after four years of torture and be called upon to recreate his experiences in a film that would earn him an Academy Award. For the Chinese-Cambodian doctor, “nothing has shaped my life as much as surviving the Pol Pot regime.” Some 20 years later, Dr. Ngor was gunned down in a Los Angeles Chinatown alley. Direction: Dong; Arthur Script: autobiografía del Dr. Ngor, adaptado de Survival in the Killing Fields, Dong; Arthur Production: Dong; Arthur Sound: Milner; Joe Music: Adler; Mark Art direction: Wu; Wilson Participation year at FICM: 2016
2015 | B/N | 87:00 When Dr. Haing S. Ngor was forced into labor camps by the Khmer Rouge, little did he know he would escape after four years of torture and be called upon to recreate his experiences in a film that would earn him an Academy Award. For the Chinese-Cambodian doctor, “nothing has shaped my life as much as surviving the Pol Pot regime.” Some 20 years later, Dr. Ngor was gunned down in a Los Angeles Chinatown alley. Direction: Dong; Arthur Script: autobiografía del Dr. Ngor, adaptado de Survival in the Killing Fields, Dong; Arthur Production: Dong; Arthur Sound: Milner; Joe Music: Adler; Mark Art direction: Wu; Wilson Participation year at FICM: 2016
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Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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