Throughout the history of the art form, non-fiction cinema has seen its form consistently challenged. Be it the earliest days of travel documentaries blurring the line between narrative fiction and whatever “documentary” cinema truly means to today’s almost avant-garde ethnographic documentaries. However, a formally challenging piece of non-fiction filmmaking is ultimately nothing without a captivating central focus. And, frankly, a documentary with a subject that compels can be almost rudimentary in its craft and still be worthy of one’s time.
That’s where Angkor Awakens, the new film from documentarian Robert H. Lieberman lies. A novelist-turned-filmmaker, Lieberman is likely best known in studied documentary circles for his superlative They Call It Myanmar, and now shines a light on Cambodia, and that nation’s history including the Khmer Rouge genocide and their response to it. Low on aesthetic frills, Lieberman blends archival footage with admittedly low-res interview segments that simply let the terror,...
That’s where Angkor Awakens, the new film from documentarian Robert H. Lieberman lies. A novelist-turned-filmmaker, Lieberman is likely best known in studied documentary circles for his superlative They Call It Myanmar, and now shines a light on Cambodia, and that nation’s history including the Khmer Rouge genocide and their response to it. Low on aesthetic frills, Lieberman blends archival footage with admittedly low-res interview segments that simply let the terror,...
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