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Author, activist and co-screenplay writer of First They Killed My Father, now a film streaming on Netflix directed by Angelina Jolie, Loung Ung utilizes storytelling to create resilience and healing narratives from the pages to screen.
Loung Ung was five years old when the Khmer Rouge army stormed into her city in April 1975, forcing her family to flee their home. For the next four years, the family hid their identities dispersed in order to survive.
Loung Ung discusses her journey from activist to writer in this video for the Cleveland Arts Prize. Through her powerful storytelling, she explains why she wrote her books and shares her mission to shed light on the devastating effects of landmines.
Loung Ung was only 7 years old when the soldiers came and took her father. Later, separated from her mother and siblings, she was forced from child labour camp to child soldier camp, living under unbearable conditions and far too young to make sense of the horrors of war.
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Cambodia DOCUMENTARIES The Missing Picture by Rithy PanhAngkor, National Geographic specials: www.ngm.nationalgeographic.comBombhunters: www.bombhunters.comEnemies of the People: www.enemiesofthepeoplemovie.comDon’t Think I’ve Forgotten; Cambodia’s Lost Rock and RollNew Year Baby: a documentary by Socheata PoeuvPol Pot Biography: www.biography.comA River Changes Course by Kalyanee Mam ...
LOUNG UNG is a bestselling author, activist, and co-screenwriter of the 2017 critically acclaimed Netflix Original Movie, First They Killed My Father. This powerful film,
Jolie, Loung Ung utilizes storytelling to create resilience and healing narratives from the pages to screen. AUTHOR-SPEAKER-ACTIVIST: A lifelong activist, Loung Ung has gained recognition as a public speaker, bestselling author, and co-screenplay writer of the 2017 Netflix Original Movie, “First They Killed My Father”. Her
Jan 10, 2012 · WeÕre so happy that you have chosen to read the work of 10x10 author Loung Ung, who wrote the girlÕs story for the Cambodian chapter of our Þlm. This story, and nine others like it, are what form the heart of 10x10: Educate Girls, Change the World.
Scott Simon: Interview “Loung Ung, author of First They Killed My Father,” discusses her book and atrocities that took place under the Khmer Rouge regime.” Academic Search Premier
