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Kampuchea Bound. On 2nd February we departed Changi airport and arrived in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. We were there on a short 4 day trip to give our time and assistance to the deeply undervalued children of the Baray District. The Khmer Rouge’s genocide on the Cambodian people in the 70s left over 2 million people dead putting the country itself in catastrophe. Cambodia as a whole was in a state of helplessness after they were freed from the Rouge’s governance. Thus, now the majority of the population is under 25 years old and most are extremely poor. This is a nation that is truly building itself from the ground up.
Reel Loco Productions, as a team decided to see for ourselves the current condition and to help, if we could. The Baray District is home to a wonderful little Homestay which became our base. Esther, the owner of Khmer Homestay, coordinated our activities to help out with a school and an orphanage in the region and saw to it that we worked with the children most in need. In our short time there we were able to interact with over 200 kids during our stay. While there we conducted a “mobile library” session for the village children, sang songs and played sports at a government school and built a reading corner/av room at an orphanage. You can see the delight in these kids eyes when you interact with them. We know we will not be able to change their lives forever but, we hope to spark a bit of inspiration that they will carry with them. It was a trip that was just as much adventurous as meaningful.
We decided to make a video that gives us an empathetic view of one school in Baray. Through the eyes of one teacher, Marin, we see what they have and learn of what they do not. This video will show you how the kids will walk kilometers every morning to school and how they are still sitting in dirt during their lesson. Despite the differences, you can see the smiles in the children’s faces. A mark of being content with their current situation. We hope to change that with this video. This video will be used to raise awareness of a situation that we almost never hear about. Hopefully, it will inspire a change.
Please check out this video we were able to construct while up there. And let us know if you would like any contacts if you or your company is interested in doing a similar trip.
Akun (Thank You).
Director: Ken Nabors
DOP: Shawn Fonseka
Graphics: Chee Hong