Thursday, 25 March 2010
Originally posted on Theary Seng's BLOG
WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA?
An award-winning documentary film
Directed by Bradley Cox, produced by Rich Garella
An award-winning documentary film
Directed by Bradley Cox, produced by Rich Garella
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Thursday, March 25 P.M.I just watched the final version of Who Killed Chea Vichea? - a heart-and-soul, labor of love documentary film about the labor activist who was gunned down in broad daylight; the government wanted to send a message.
I watched this under-60 minute film, slated for PBS in the United States, with its brilliant, passionate, self-less director Bradley Cox at his makeshift office at the prime real estate of Columbus Circle of New York City. He had dedicated 5 years of his life, with absolutely no income, to make this story realized.
It's a brilliant, excellent, high-quality film which will win every award... I would not be surprised!
I had watched Plastic Killers, the in-production version of this very polished, highly professional Who Killed Chea Vichea?, when it was introduced in Cambodia and quickly, effectively confiscated by the police a year or so ago. Whereas Plastic Killers' values lie in the intense, probing, telling detailed information for an audience who already know Cambodia, this Who Killed Chea Vichea? is altogether a different film and strikes the perfect balance of information and context to absorb the general audience who may not know anything about Chea Vichea, or for that matter, Cambodia.
It's a must-see film for everyone !!!!!
Theary Seng with director Bradley Cox of "Who Killed Chea Vichea?" at Matt's Grill after a private screening of this brilliant labor of love!! New York City, 25 March 2010.
I am very much looking forward to the private screening with director Bradley Cox later this afternoon here in Manhattan.
This is a very brave film about a very brave person in a very brave movement by a very brave director and very brave producer!
I was honored to count Chea Vichea a good friend since 1995 upon my first return to Cambodia. We continued working (more accurately, 'volunteering') together as the labor movement took roots in 1997 with the mushrooming of the garment factories as a result of President Clinton's bestowing Most Favored Nation status to Cambodia.
In January 2004, I remember nonchalantly asking the driver of the law firm tasked to pick me up from the airport, "So, what's new here?"
"They killed Chea Vichea." I felt like lightning had struck me dead; it was not an answer I expected upon my move back to live in Cambodia. The assassination which occurred in broad daylight at a very busy intersection in the city center took place while I was in the air. My law firm warned me not to participate in any social/political movements, particularly not to take part in the funeral procession; I attended anyway, but stayed on the outskirts of the thousands-strong crowd, left to my own thoughts, floating about and in and out in a daze.
BRAVO! BRAVO! to you, Brad and Rich, for making this film !!
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Theary C. SENG
New York City
I watched this under-60 minute film, slated for PBS in the United States, with its brilliant, passionate, self-less director Bradley Cox at his makeshift office at the prime real estate of Columbus Circle of New York City. He had dedicated 5 years of his life, with absolutely no income, to make this story realized.
It's a brilliant, excellent, high-quality film which will win every award... I would not be surprised!
I had watched Plastic Killers, the in-production version of this very polished, highly professional Who Killed Chea Vichea?, when it was introduced in Cambodia and quickly, effectively confiscated by the police a year or so ago. Whereas Plastic Killers' values lie in the intense, probing, telling detailed information for an audience who already know Cambodia, this Who Killed Chea Vichea? is altogether a different film and strikes the perfect balance of information and context to absorb the general audience who may not know anything about Chea Vichea, or for that matter, Cambodia.
It's a must-see film for everyone !!!!!
Theary Seng with director Bradley Cox of "Who Killed Chea Vichea?" at Matt's Grill after a private screening of this brilliant labor of love!! New York City, 25 March 2010..............
Thursday, March 25 A.M.I am very much looking forward to the private screening with director Bradley Cox later this afternoon here in Manhattan.
This is a very brave film about a very brave person in a very brave movement by a very brave director and very brave producer!
I was honored to count Chea Vichea a good friend since 1995 upon my first return to Cambodia. We continued working (more accurately, 'volunteering') together as the labor movement took roots in 1997 with the mushrooming of the garment factories as a result of President Clinton's bestowing Most Favored Nation status to Cambodia.
In January 2004, I remember nonchalantly asking the driver of the law firm tasked to pick me up from the airport, "So, what's new here?"
"They killed Chea Vichea." I felt like lightning had struck me dead; it was not an answer I expected upon my move back to live in Cambodia. The assassination which occurred in broad daylight at a very busy intersection in the city center took place while I was in the air. My law firm warned me not to participate in any social/political movements, particularly not to take part in the funeral procession; I attended anyway, but stayed on the outskirts of the thousands-strong crowd, left to my own thoughts, floating about and in and out in a daze.
BRAVO! BRAVO! to you, Brad and Rich, for making this film !!
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Theary C. SENG
New York City
Congratulations !
ReplyDeleteDirector Bradley Cox and producer Rich Garella.
You're the Best of the Best !
Cheers,
Ung Bun Heang
NO DOUBT HUN SEN REGIME OR CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAVE FULL RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEONE WHO'S KILLING CHEA VICHEA. SHAM! SHAME! ON THE GOVERNMENT.
ReplyDeleteThe long moral arc bends toward justice, to rephrase Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sweet poetic justice.
ReplyDelete- Theary C. Seng, Phnom Penh
May the righteous live forever and the wicked be terminated. Amen wisdom
ReplyDeleteCongratulation to the director and producer of the film,
ReplyDeleteThe film will tell the International Community about the act of violence and cowardice of the Hun Sen Government with their dictatorship regime.
Bravo justice!!!!!!! it will prevail.
Down fall ah Kwak HUN SEN and your regime, your days are numbered.
Hun Sen's regime MUST accountable for assassination of Chea Vichea and Piseth Pelika and threat all the newspaper editor. IF the current government can not catch the KILLER that mean the KILLER was order and involved from the Communist People Party ( CPP ). Enough is Enough and the HUN SEN's regime never bring one killer to face charge for the crime they committed. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! Seems the government don't care. It's about time to change a leadership in Cambodia. Cambodia can't continue to have HUN SEN runs as a dictatorship anymore.
ReplyDeleteHUN Sen must be responsible for every thing and every human death in Cambodia. He has the power to kill his own people Khmer but powerless to save his country from the Vietnamese Expansion.
ReplyDeleteConcerning the film which Mr. Bradley Cox produced recently about the death of Chea Vichea, he just wanted to make money and to become a movie director for himself. In United States there's no job for him, so he went to Cambodia to capture the story the death of Chea Vichea to make movie. I don't dare to watch his film. There are lot of foriengers who have no job, they flee to Cambodia to find more thing to do for themself.
ReplyDelete(note: Long sentense like a book, I won't read it.)
AK KM
8:35 PM Really!
ReplyDeleteDemocratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
ReplyDeleteMembers:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.