Oakland Screening of NEW YEAR BABY

ITVS Community Cinema, Center for Asian American Media and The Oakland Asian Cultural Center Present:
NEW YEAR BABY By Socheata Poeuv- Winner of the Amnesty International "Movies That Matter" Award

Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In NEW YEAR BABY, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth and why her family's history had been buried in secrecy for so long.

Oakland Screening
Tuesday, May 13
Reception 6:00 PM
Screening 6:30 PM
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
388 Ninth Street, Suite 290

Q&A featuring Socheata Poeuv, Director/Producer of “NEW YEAR BABY”

This event is free and open to the public, reservations required. Email rsvp [at] asianamericanmedia.org

Community Partners: Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership, East Bay Asian Youth Center, Streetside Productions, Cambodian Community Development Inc., Berkeley Cambodian Student Association, Serve The People, APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA

Series Sponsors: KQED Education Network, The Oakland Museum of California, The Oakland Film Office, Bay Area Video Coalition and Hands On Bay Area