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Editorial

Oct 15, 2013 After-screening Q&A with Kalyanee Mam (A River Changes Course)

by Martin Wong

If you even skim my blogs, you already know how highly I think of my friend Kalyanee Mam and A River Changes Course, her artful, contemplative, and powerful documentary about three families in Cambodia whose traditional ways of life are being destroyed by globalization and progress. The movie has been racking up awards and accolades...

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Sep 24, 2013 Kalyanee Mam on tour, Shizu Saldamando at VPAM

by Martin Wong

Last week I had lunch with my friend Kalyanee Mam. You might have recall my 8 Questions with her. While she has two new projects in the works, Kalyanee continues to show A River Changes Course, her award-winning documentary about the effects of change on Cambodia at special screenings. It's a subtle and powerful piece...

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Jul 01, 2013 8 Questions with: Kalyanee Mam

by Martin Wong

Downloading, streaming, and even BluRay--all of the latest and greatest ways to watch a movie pale in comparison to a proper film festival screening. The energy of like-minded moviegoers can't be beat and neither can meeting the filmmaker. When I was helping out at this spring's Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, I had the...