Thursday, December 30, 2010

An Inside Take on New Film, ‘Inside Job’

Kalyanee filming "Between Earth & Sky" in Amman, Jordan. Photo David Mendez

Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Charles Ferguson’s newest film, “Inside Job,” examines the realities behind the 2008 economic crisis, which resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs.

The film, which is shortlisted for the Oscars and recently screened in many theaters in Washington, shows evidence that Wall Street executives took advantage of financial deregulation to buy and sell murky investments, eventually derailing the US economy.

Kalyanee Mam, a US-Cambodian, was director of photography and an associate producer on the film
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“The market cannot just be deregulated,” she said in an interview with VOA Khmer. “If it is, it can lead to a [bubble] burst, like what we experienced. There should be rule of law and accountability.”
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