Busboys and Poets and ITVS Community Cinema present NEW YEAR BABY May 25, 2008

Busboys and Poets ITVS Community Cinema present a FREE preview screening of NEW YEAR BABY Sunday, May 25 at 9 PM at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington Village (4251 So. Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA).

Born in a refugee camp on April 13—the Cambodian New Year’s Day—Socheata Poeuv has always been called “the lucky one” by her family. Her parents, Ma and Pa, survived the Khmer Rouge, one of the cruelest political regimes ever documented, eventually escaping to Thailand and then moving the entire family to Texas. Once in the United States, Ma and Pa never talked about what happened in Cambodia, focusing instead on giving the kids a “normal American life.”

Community partners for the Washington, D.C. area screenings of NEW YEAR BABY include Busboys and Poets, the Social Action and Leadership School for Activists (S.A.L.S.A.) of the Institute for Policy Studies, Southeast Asia Action Resource Center, and Cavary Baptist Church.

NEW YEAR BABY can be seen on WHUT on June 14 at 8 PM on the Emmy® winning PBS series Independent Lens, hosted by Terrence Howard.

For more information about ITVS Community Cinema, visit www.pbs.org/independentlens/getinvovled
www.communitycinema-dc.orgTickets: http://www.busboysandpoets.com

Official Website: https://spongecell.com/event_page/view/612918