សាធុ SATOOK, is an original film directed by praCh Ly, examines the transformation of religious traditions in Cambodian American communities through the ruptures of war and immigration. The film centers on four intimate conversations with survivors and the diaspora of the Khmer Rouge genocide (1975–79), who share their personal experiences and memories of their parents, and reflect on their communities and journeys of belief. The film also examines the contemporary meanings of ancient sacred sites in Cambodia and considers more broadly the diversity and complexities of religion in four different locations in the United States.

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* SMITHSONIAN’s NATIONAL MUSEUM of ASIAN ART – 02/22/22
* VOICE OF AMERICA KHMER (VOAKhmer) – 03/19/22 
* ASIA WEEK NEW YORK
* VOICE OF AMERICA KHMER (VOAKhmer) – 04/02/22
* VOICE OF AMERICA KHMER (VOAKhmer) – Audio Report – 04/04/22
* THE CITY LIFE – 04/17/22
* SMITHSONIAN’s NATIONAL MUSEUM of ASIAN ART – 04/19/22
* Sacred Art from Cambodia: Blessing Ceremony (In Person Event)
* SMITHSONIAN’s NATIONAL MUSEUM of ASIAN ART – 04/22/22
* Groundbreaking Exhibition of Newly Restored Cambodian Masterpiece – 04/30/22
* WASHINTONIAN – 05/02/22
* THE JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC – 05/03/22
* SMITHSONIAN – 05/05/22
* NATIONAL MUSEUM of ASIAN ART: Gallery Talk: Meet Filmmaker praCh Ly (In Person Event)
* SMITHSONIAN: Meet Filmmaker praCh Ly

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At a private screening of Fox’s new show, ‘The Cleaning Lady’

Show synopsis: When whip-smart Cambodian doctor Thony De La Rosa (Elodie Yung) comes to the United States for medical treatment to save her ailing son, she soon discovers her path won’t be as straightforward as she had hoped. As the system quickly fails her, pushing her into hiding, she resolves not to allow herself to be beaten down and marginalized, and becomes a cleaning lady for organized crime. Using her cunning and intelligence, Thony forges her own path in the criminal underworld, doing whatever she has to to survive. First episode date: January 3, 2022

With director John Pirozzi (Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten). He gave me these cyclos. It belonged to Matt Dillon. It was shipped from Cambodia, and yes, it’s the cyclos that Matt rode on in the movie ‘City of Ghosts’.
‘City of Ghosts’ is the first major hollywood studio to film the entire movie on location in Cambodia – post the killing fields. Matt wrote, direct and starred in the movie. Somewhere in Pennsylvania. 06/01/21