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S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine external link

This 2003 documentary, directed by the Cambodian-born filmmaker Rithy Panh, returns to the site of the infamous prison S-21 with two survivors and a dozen former soldiers in an effort to confront and understand the legacy of the prison and the Cambodian genocide as a whole.


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The Conscience of Nhem En external link

“The Conscience of Nhem En,” a 2008 documentary directed by Steven Okazaki and nominated for an Academy Award (Best Documentary Short Subject), sheds light on state terror in Cambodia by examining the figure of Nhem En, a young soldier responsible for taking ID photos of thousands of victims imprisoned at the Tuol Sleng Prison (S-21) between 1975 and 1979.


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Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi external link

“Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi” is a 2008 documentary directed by Quique Cruz and Marilyn Mulford. The film follows Cruz as he constructs a multimedia art piece designed to help heal the wounds of state violence in Chile under the Pinochet regime.


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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt external link

“Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt,” a 1989 documentary made by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, profiles a number of AIDS victims whose lives are commemorated in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

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Sarajevo Roses external link

“Sarajevo Roses,” a documentary film by Roger Richards, examines Sarajevo both during and after the four-year siege that inflicted continuous destruction and deprivation on the city’s population.


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When a genocide occurs nobody knows what to expect, but the outcomes are devastation. It is unbelievable on what human beings do to each other. This affects the community as a whole and it is unforgettable. The Choeung Ek Memorial is located in Cambodia. This memorial is unique because it exhibits the human remains of the victims. But it has become a controversy because tourist has to pay a fee to go and see the Memorial.

Despite of the critiques that this Memorial has encountered it helps many see the atrocities that were committed against the Cambodians. It is imperative for this type of atrocities to not happen again. In my opinion the victims remains should have proper burial and instead of displaying their remains. One alternative would be a wall with each victims name engraved or a Museum for the tourists to see.

– Maria Reyes
on “Discussion of Choeung Ek”