River of Victory Life in a Cambodian Garbage Dump

Authors

Trevor Wright, Brigham Young University
Ben Unguren, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Cambodia, garbage dump, river of victory, Cambodian Children's Fund

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Theatre and Media Arts

Abstract

As I set out to create a documentary about the lives of the residents of the Stueng Mean Chey landfill outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I thought I knew what to expect. I had lived and worked with the people of the dump during my time as a volunteer at the Cambodian Children’s Fund the previous summer, and I was familiar with the culture, language, and area. After two years of preparation and planning, my crew and I arrived in Phnom Penh and set off to work. Only three days passed before all of our ideas and plans for the film fell through and we had no leads. As a result, I ended up walking through the 100-acre dump talking to people and looking for subjects to film. What we ended up with exceeded all of our expectations. The film summary is as follows:

Recommended Citation

Wright, Trevor and Unguren, Ben (2013) "River of Victory Life in a Cambodian Garbage Dump," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 2363.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2363