. >> the center was founded by cambodian film director, rithy panh, who won a price at the film festival in 2013. the film combines footage of the pol pot era with his own experiences through the use of figurines. the figurines were made from cambodian clay, in memory of those who lost their lives under the pol pot regime. this scene depicts the making of a movie, something he often witnessed first hand during his childhood. he was born here in 1964. he was 11 years old when the pol pot regime came to power. his mother and father were sent to labor camps, where they both died. he was committed to a child's labor camp, but escaped to thailand. while in paris, he attended film school. in 1999, he released a documentary about the life of cambodian people in refugee camps. since then, he has produced a number films on the subject of the pol pot >> translator: i believe that knowing where we came from, who we are, and what happened to our families during the pol pot era is extremely important. visual images help us define the appropriate words to express ourselves. for example, if you take a