This is the first documentary
directed by a Cambodian-American
woman about her family's survival.

We recommend you watch with someone you love.

I was born on Cambodian New Year in a Thai refugee camp and my parents never told me how I got there.  NEW YEAR BABY is my personal documentary - a search for the truth about how my family survived the Khmer Rouge genocide and why they buried the truth for so long.
                                              
My parents used to embarrass me.  They were oddballs, awkward immigrants who still fermented fish in the kitchen and sprouted mung beans in the bathtub.  

All this time, I thought they were holding me back.  The truth is my parents carried me further than I can imagine -- across the border, over landmines and across the ocean to a new life in America.  My birth marked the end of the horror and the beginning of a future.

Before I knew their story, I couldn't even see my parents for who they are.

We want to move and inspire Americans and the world with this story of love, joy & pardon.  Our promise is to share New Year Baby with 100 million people in 10 years transforming a conversation of victimhood & shame into one of heroism & honor.  Join us for the journey. 
                                                                  - Socheata Poeuv


We will bring NEW YEAR BABY to 100 million people through:
• National public television
• National and international film festivals
• Cable television
• Community screenings
• National outreach program
• International outreach to conflict & post-conflict cities
• Classrooms in America and abroad
• We will distribute 1,000,000 DVDs
• We will inspire 100,000 screenings