New Year Baby / Socheata Poeuv Interview

An interview with Socheata Poeuv the director and subject of the documentary "New Year Baby." Born on Cambodian New Year in a Thai refugee camp, Socheata never knew how she got there. After her birth, the family left the past behind and became American. Her parents hid the story of surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide. In the film, she journeys to Cambodia and discovers the truth about her family. "New Year Baby" won the highest human rights cinema honor, the Amnesty International 'Movies That Matter' Award, at its premiere at the 2006 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam.