Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia (1989)

Name: Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1989-06-11
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29m

Running Time

Plot.

Made as a relief worker's master's thesis, this documentary chronicles the difficulties of rebuilding a community in post-Pol Pot Cambodia

Where to Watch.

Free

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Cast & Crew.

Ellen Bruno

Director

Ellen Kuras

Director of Photography

Media.

Details.

Release Date
June 11, 1989

Status
Released

Running Time
29m

Content Rating
NR

This Movie Is About.

woman director

short

Wiki.

Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia is a 1989 short documentary film about the people of Cambodia rebuilding after being ruled by Pol Pot and being sent to the Killing Fields. The film was directed and produced by Ellen Bruno for her Stanford University master's thesis.

In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".