Dancing through death / by Janet Gardner and Sophy Theam.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Gardner, Janet.

Contributor:

Theam, Sophy.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thavro Phim.

Dance--Cambodia.

Dance.

Cambodia--History--1975-1979.

Cambodia.

Genre:

Documentary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (56 min.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1999.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is the story of Thavro Phim, who came of age under the Pol Pot regime and lost his father, brother, and grandfather to the blood thirsty Khmer Rouge. What kept him whole after the ordeal was his Buddhist faith and his dedication to Cambodian classical dance where he performs the role of Hanuman, the magical white monkey. Now a Philadelphia-area resident, Thavro travels to the Kingdom of Cambodia, a country still in turmoil, We witness his bittersweet reunion with his remaining family and teachers. The film takes us back to the years 1975-79 when 90 percent of the dancers were executed or died of starvation or disease. Their story leads to Cambodia s Killing Fields, the refugee camps, and to Yale University s Cambodian Genocide Project which helps families access information about their loved ones. The film shows how Khmer children, whose parents survived Cambodia s darkest hour, are being taught in Cambodia and America to carry on their traditions for the sake of cultural survival.

Notes:

Originally released as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

Recorded Cambodia Recorded Lowell, MA Recorded San Jose, CA 0000.

CINE Gold Eagle, 1999

American Anthropological Association, 1999

OCLC:

747796887