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HBO DOCUMENTARIES - The Conscience of Nhem En (HBO2)
Event Type:  Premiere Screening
07/08/2009 @ 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Thirty years ago, during the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror over Cambodia, 16-year-old soldier Nhem En was instructed to photograph thousands of men, women and children as they passed through a processing center on their way to certain death. The portraits he took bear witness to the unspeakable suffering and loss endured by the country. Directed by Steven Okazaki, THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN revisits this horrific chapter in history when it debuts WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET), exclusively on HBO2. The film was nominated for a Best Documentary Short OscarĀ® earlier this year.

THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN was produced, directed, filmed and edited by Steven Okazaki; associate producer, location sound and additional photography, Singeli Agnew; production coordinator, Han Ong; interpreter, Sok Chamrouen. For HBO: consulting editor, Geof Bartz, A.C.E.; supervising producer, Sara Bernstein; executive producer, Sheila NevinsĀ