First Thursdays: Screening of “Enemies of the People” November 3, 2011

Holocaust Museum Houston will present a free screening of the film "Enemies of the People," an award-winning documentary on the 1970s genocide in Cambodia, in early November as part of the Museum’s First Thursdays program. The award-winning documentary showcases a Cambodian investigative journalist’s work to discuss not how but why his family was murdered by the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge, the ruling party in Cambodia during the 1970s, slaughtered nearly 2 million people as part of a social engineering movement to remake Cambodian society. Yet the “Killing Fields” of Cambodia remain largely unexplained. Enter Thet Sambath, an unassuming investigative journalist who lost his family in the conflict and spent a decade gaining the trust of the men and women who perpetrated the massacres. From the foot soldiers who slit throats to Pol Pot's right-hand man, the notorious Brother Number Two, Sambath and co-director Rob Lemkin record shocking testimony in their groundbreaking film, “Enemies of the People.” Admission is free, but seating is limited, and advance registration is required. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. Holocaust Museum Houston will be open extended hours on the First Thursday of every month. The Museum will remain open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Members at the Sponsor Level and above. Quarterly, the Museum will present “Legacies and Lessons,” educational sessions about the Holocaust, other genocides and Museum events. For questions about membership or First Thursdays, please call Member Services at 713-527-1640 or e-mail membership@hmh.org.

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