Hamilton at The Other Side presents:
Rebuilding a Cinema Culture in Cambodia, A talk by Martine Guyot-Bender, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Hamilton College

Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 pm, 2011 Genesee St., Utica

Cambodia’s cinematic history is a tale of extremes, oscillating between the heights of a post independent ‘Golden Age’ and the destruction led by the Khmer Rouge regime.

Today, a prudent social cinema is slowly reclaiming its place in Cambodian cultural identity. Not an easy task in an environment where “freedom of expression is still fragile.” Professor Guyot-Bender’s work was funded by the Center for Khmer Studies.

The talk is free and open to the public. For additional information contact Kim at (315) 735-4825 or kodomenico@verizon.net. For information on other programs at The Other Side, see out website at theothersideutica.org.