''Monkey Dance'' is a 2004 documentary film by
Julie Mallozzi
Julie Mallozzi is a documentary filmmaker, producer, artist and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is of Chinese and Italian-American descent and was raised in Ohio.
Early life and education
She received her BA from Harvard Universi ...
, a filmmaker based in
Boston. The film follows three
Cambodian-American teens growing up in
Lowell, Massachusetts as they face the challenges of
urban America, learn from traditional
culture and dance, and reflect on the sacrifices of their parents, survivors of the
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge (; ; km, ខ្មែរក្រហម, ; ) is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. ...
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The Angkor Dance Troupe in Lowell, and other artists of traditional Cambodian folkloric dance, play centrally in the film as a unifying peaceful, historical, and creative activity for the youngsters and community.
''Monkey Dance'' premiered on public television in May 2005 and has shown at numerous festivals, schools, museums, and youth organizations.
Filmmaker's viewpoint
Notes
Further reading
* Gewertz, Ken
"'Monkey Dance' illuminates refugees' lives: Documentary film focuses on three Cambodian teenagers" ''Harvard University Gazette'', Harvard News Office, October 7. 2004
"Julie Mallozzi's 'Monkey Dance'" ''Mass Humanities'', The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, Fall 2001
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0871436
Monkey Dance film siteAngkor Dance Troupe, Lowell, Massachusetts
2004 films
Documentary films about children
American documentary films
Documentary films about immigration to the United States
Documentary films about the Cambodian genocide
Documentary films about Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts
Cambodian-American culture
2000s English-language films
2000s American films