Vital Voices: Tep Vanny
Government Politics and Policy
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3m 18s
Anyone who has worked in a developing country in the last decade will have heard a similar story. Developers seize a valuable piece of land, throw the existing community out, and after protests ebb away, a new development arises: apartments, a mall, restaurants and stores for the newly wealthy. The people of Boeung Kak Lake, Cambodia have tried to rewrite the script. With Tep Vanny, a dedicated and energetic young woman as one of their spokespeople, they challenged the developer and the Cambodian government, and they have refused to go quietly.
Director: Aaron Kisner
2013 | 3 min
Cambodia
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/vital-voices-tep-vanny/
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