Erased Empires: Sultan Ibrahim & Cambodia's Dutch Colonial History (Film/Q&A)

In his historical narrative video essay "Erased Empires: Remembering Sultan Ibrahim & Dutch Colonial History in 17th Century Cambodia", the Dutch anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker John ter Horst, travels into Cambodia assisted by cameraman Mark Koller, carrying with them the forgotten journals of Dutch East India Company merchants who once sailed up the Mekong River in the 17th century.

Through on-location footage, evocative animation, and rare archival material, they seek to resurrect two erased histories, that of a reviled Cambodian King, Sultan Ibrahim, and the obscure Dutch colonial presence that clashed with him. Retracing their steps across the Tonle Sap river and the Oudong mountain area, this video explores two haunting questions: Why did a Cambodian Buddhist king convert to Islam? And how did he defeat the powerful Dutch East India Company

Q&A with John ter Horst after screening.
English language. Free Entrance.

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