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John Pirozzi | Cambodia, USA, France | 2014 | 107 min | English, French, Khmer
The documentary Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll is an history lesson on the music scene in Cambodia in the 1960s.
Inspired by Western musicians such as The Beatles and the Bee Gees, one great record after another was released by Cambodians. But this blossoming music scene was annihilated when the Khmer Rouge took power in April 1975. Because dictator Pol Pot didn’t like music, musicians were among the first to be killed. His dictatorship finally cost the lives of a quarter of the population of Vietnam.
Director Pirozzi took seven years getting to the bottom of this powerful music history lesson. In this documentary realised thanks to crowdfunding, he talks to people involved and has events re-enacted by actors. The final result is not only confrontational; thanks to the beautiful music, this documentary is also an homage to a forgotten crop of top musicians.
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 03/26/2015
Time: 16:45:00
Duration: 02:00:00
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 03/27/2015
Time: 14:30:00
Duration: 02:00:00
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 03/28/2015
Time: 18:45:00
Duration: 02:00:00
Year in
Festival
2015
Director
John Pirozzi
Camera
John Pirozzi
Country
Cambodia
USA
France
Editor
Daniel Littlewood
Greg Wright
Matthew Prinzing
Language
English
French
Khmer
Length
107 min
Music
Scot Blackwell Stafford
Producer
Florian John Pirozzi
Andrew Pope
Production Company
DTIF Cambodia LLC
Sales
CAT&Docs
Sound Design
Evan Benjamin
Year of Production
2014
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