Meet the Filmmakers At Meta: “Battle For Life” And "Deacon Of Death"

Monday, October 25, 2010

Phnom Penh: 7PM: Wat Opod is a community center for people living with HIV/AIDS in Takeo province. There Nico Mesterharm directed the documentary “BATTLE FOR LIFE” (2003, 30mins). In 2010 Andy Gray produced a short film with Wat Opod kids. After the screenings directors, main protagonist and Wat Opod founder Wayne Mathisse will hold a Q&A. 8PM: “DEACON OF DEATH” is a remarkable film by Jan van den Berg & Willem van de Put. A Cambodian woman confronts the man whom she holds responsible for the death of her family and other villagers under Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime when she was a child. Film will be presented by Chan Theary, who participated in the production. The event is on Friday at 7pm at Meta House