November 2-4, 2012

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Born Sweet

Filmmaker: 
Cynthia Wade
28 minutes
Despite being only fifteen years old, Vinh Voeurn has accepted his destiny - to be sick for the rest of life with incurable arsenic poisoning. He longs to fall in love with a girl with long, smooth hair. He fantasizes about becoming a karaoke star, winning the affections of adoring fans. But his body is terribly scarred by illness and there is a good chance the arsenic will soon take his life like the girl who once lived across the road.
 
Vinh spends his days in his remote Cambodian village tending the cows and escaping into song with his family's car battery powered karaoke machine. He worries he will never marry and live the life he wants for himself. A chance to be in a karaoke video about the dangers of arsenic allows Vinh to wonder if he truly knows his destiny.

Cynthia Wade is an Oscar-winning documentary director.  Her directing credits include the Sundance Special Jury Prize winning, Academy Award winning "Freeheld" (2007), IFC Channel's "Living the Legacy" (2009), HBO's five-time award winning "Shelter Dogs" (2004) and the Cinemax documentary "Grist for the Mill" (1999).  As a cinematographer, Wade has shot and produced documentaries for Discovery, A&E, PBS, Bravo, AMC, The History Channel and MTV. She holds a Masters Degree in Documentary Filmmaking from Stanford University.

Saturday, November 6, 2010
Block 4a: 3:45pm - 5:15pm
Screening Room
Filmmaker will be present.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Block 2b: 10:35am - 12:15pm
Fine Arts Center
Filmmaker will be present.