The first Cambodian Rock Musical on Video (Screening, Q&A with Composer Him Sophy)
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"When Elephants Weep" is a Cambodian rock opera that premiered in Phnom Penh in 2008. It was commissioned by "Cambodian Living Arts" (CLA) and loosely based on CLA founder Arn Chhorn-Pond's childhood during the Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot. T
It tells the story of Sam, a Cambodian-American rock producer and Khmer Rouge survivor, who returns to Cambodia and falls in love with a pop star named Bopha. The opera explores themes of cultural identity, the impact of war, and the intersection of traditional Cambodian music with Western rock and rap.
Q&A after screening with composer Him Sophy - the most important composer living and working in today's Cambodia. He is a professor at the Royal University of Fine Arts and the Royal Academy of Cambodia.
Written by French-Algerian playwright Catherine Filloux, based in New York City, New York. Her plays have confronted the issue of human rights in many nations.
It tells the story of Sam, a Cambodian-American rock producer and Khmer Rouge survivor, who returns to Cambodia and falls in love with a pop star named Bopha. The opera explores themes of cultural identity, the impact of war, and the intersection of traditional Cambodian music with Western rock and rap.
Q&A after screening with composer Him Sophy - the most important composer living and working in today's Cambodia. He is a professor at the Royal University of Fine Arts and the Royal Academy of Cambodia.
Written by French-Algerian playwright Catherine Filloux, based in New York City, New York. Her plays have confronted the issue of human rights in many nations.
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