Trauma Tourism
- 2011
- 8m
In 2008, on a spontaneous trip to the Mekong Delta, filmmaker Rob Hillstead is confronted by the harsh reality of Cambodia's poverty and the continuing aftermath of the 1976-1979 Pol Pot gen... Read allIn 2008, on a spontaneous trip to the Mekong Delta, filmmaker Rob Hillstead is confronted by the harsh reality of Cambodia's poverty and the continuing aftermath of the 1976-1979 Pol Pot genocide. This bombardment of cultural and cognitive dissonance can only be described as trau... Read allIn 2008, on a spontaneous trip to the Mekong Delta, filmmaker Rob Hillstead is confronted by the harsh reality of Cambodia's poverty and the continuing aftermath of the 1976-1979 Pol Pot genocide. This bombardment of cultural and cognitive dissonance can only be described as trauma tourism. Rob narrates a personal account of his experiences through a series of creativ... Read all