Documentary film: The Enforced Disappearance of Sombath Somphone
February 14th 2019
Ck Choi Room 351

The Centre for Southeast Asia Research is reaching out to our friend Phil Calvert who is a UBC Senior Fellow and former diplomat. He  served as Canada's ambassador to the Lao PDR, Cambodia and Thailand from 2012 to 2016. He brings to us the interesting film on Sombath's dissapearance while providing insight and talking points before and after the film screening. For those of you interested in Southeast Asia,  Human Rights issues and

Film Synopsis:
This film documents the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone, a Lao civil society development worker who was last seen being apprehended outside a police checkpoint in 2012. It narrates the life and work of Sombath in promoting sustainable development in poor rural communities and his aspirations for more inclusive and equitable development for the ordinary people of Laos.

Year: 2017
Director: Ran Quinn
Duration: 55 minutes
Country: Lao PDR
Language: English & Lao
Subtitle: Malay