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Operation P.O.P.C.O.R.N. / a film by David Grabias ; produced, written and directed by David Grabias ; executive producer, Anne Edgar ; co-producer, Amy Frances Brown.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 030 228
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Hmong
- Subjects (All):
- Vang Pao.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Hmong Americans--Biography.
- Hmong Americans.
- Political refugees--United States--Biography.
- Political refugees.
- Refugees.
- Hmong (Asian people).
- History.
- Anti-communist movements.
- Undercover operations.
- Deception.
- Coups d'état.
- Illegal arms transfers.
- National liberation movements.
- Return migration.
- Manners and customs.
- United States.
- Laos.
- Thao, Locha--Interviews.
- Thao, Locha.
- Hmong (Asian people)--United States--Social life and customs.
- Civic leaders--United States.
- Civic leaders.
- Vang Pao--Influence.
- Return migration--Laos.
- National liberation movements--Laos--21st century.
- Illegal arms transfers--United States--21st century.
- Coups d'état--Laos--21st century.
- Deception--United States.
- Undercover operations--United States--21st century.
- Hmong (Asian people)--Violence against--Laos.
- Laos--Politics and government--1975-.
- Politics and government.
- Anti-communist movements--Laos.
- Hmong (Asian people)--Laos--History--20th century.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Participation, Hmong--Personal narratives.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Collaborationists--Laos--Personal narratives.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency--Laos--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Refugees--Personal narratives.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Personal narratives.
- Video recordings.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Distribution:
- San Francisco, CA : Center for Asian American Media, 2015.
- Other Title:
- Operation Popcorn
- Operation Political Opposition Party's Coup Operation to Rescue the Nation
- Place of Publication:
- [Los Angeles, CA] : Artifact Studios, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English with some scenes in Hmong with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation.
- digital optical
- widescreen (1.85:1)
- NTSC
- video file DVD-R video region 1
- Summary:
- "The Hmong people of Laos were our allies in the Vietnam War; with hundreds of thousands forced to flee and settle in the U.S. as refugees. Nearly 40 years later, 10 of their elders were arrested by the FBI, accused of trying to buy arms so they could return to their homeland and overthrow the Lao government. Operation Popcorn tells their epic story from the perspective of Locha Thao, the alleged ringleader. When a video is smuggled out of Laos showing that the present-day Communist government continues to persecute the Hmong still living there, Locha lobbies the UN for aid, and discovers that few U.S. politicians care about stragglers from a decades-old conflict. But then a shady arms dealer contacts Locha, offering a way for the Hmong left behind in Laos to defend themselves. Locha believes that the dealer has been sent by the CIA, and falls into a web of deceit and intrigue." --Package.
- Participant:
- Featuring Locha Thao.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Howard Shack, Shana Hagan; editors, Chris Brannan, Matt Coddaire, Victor Livingston.
- Notes:
- Title from opening sequence.
- OCLC:
- 968935467
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