December 27, 2008
Saturday
Film Workshop for children, Siem Reap, Cambodia run by Film Director and Educator Jamie Cohen
- Dec 27, 2008 all day
- Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Description: 1) To run a half day film-writing/filmmaking workshop for a) university students b) Cambodian children in Siem Reap, Cambodia2) ) To create a 5-minute documentary with local filmmakers or university students commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.A leading human rights website, HRAC, has committed to play the short film to a wide audience across North America. This would be excellent exposure for local filmmakers and university students interested in media and film.Number 2 and 3 would be combined.My film is called, "The Barber of Kigali". Inspired by extraordinary true events, "The Barber of Kigali" is a dramatic short film about Patrick, a Rwandan barber living in Toronto, who must decide whether to kill or not to kill his next client, the dreaded Colonel who murdered his father in the Rwandan genocide.The film is inspired by the true story of Patrick Sharangabo, a 25 year old Rwandan man now living in Toronto who is the receipient of the New
- Created by: Jamie Cohen
