Documentary film: The Enforced Disappearance of Sombath Somphone

When:

November 01, 2018

Time:

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Category:

Community event

Location:

Fraser Building, room 204

Details:

Film Synopsis:

This film documents the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone, a Lao civil society development worker who was last seen being apprehended outside a police checkpoint in 2012. It narrates the life and work of Sombath in promoting sustainable development in poor rural communities and his aspirations for more inclusive and equitable development for the ordinary people of Laos.

Year: 2017
Director: Ran Quinn
Duration: 55 minutes
Country: Lao PDR
Language: English & Lao
Subtitle: Malay

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This event has been brought to CAPI by Catherine Morris, UVic Law professor + CAPI Research Associate, and Phil Calvert, CAPI Senior Research Fellow + former Canadian Ambassador to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, both of whom will be hosting the event and post-screening discussion.

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Contact:

Jonathan Woods
commcapi@uvic.ca