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Brief Biography

 

Thavisouk Phrasavath is the co-director, writer, editor, narrator

and the subject of "THE BETRAYAL (Nerakoon)," an auto-biographical documentary that was nominated for both an Oscar and Independent's Spirit Award in the best documentary feature category in 2008.  The film was broadcasted on POV and won

the 2010 Creative Arts Primetime EMMY Award Winner for

Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking. Thavi has a long

career as a filmmaker and author.  He escaped from Laos with

his family in 1977, settling in and growing up in Brooklyn, NY. 

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​Find out more about me,

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thavisouk_Phrasavath

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Betrayal_–_Nerakhoon

 

Links to more information about Thavisouk Phrasavath:​

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​https://sheffdocfest.com/films/show/4725/

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http://www.pbs.org/pov/betrayal/

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http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/tag/lauren-wissot/page/2/

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http://www.nyu-apastudies.org/new/event.php?type=1_event&event_id=301

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​http://makila.tv/?page_id=106

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http://www.zimbio.com/Thavisouk+Phrasavath/articles/xqr2uzntyDM/The+Betrayal+Nerakhoon+2008

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http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-27/movies/17190296_1_laos-betrayal-thavisouk-phrasavath

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http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/tag/lauren-wissot/page/2/

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http://www.filmfresh.com/writer/thavisouk-phrasavath

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http://www.clicker.com/web/grittv-with-laura-flanders/grittv-features--the-betrayal-thavisouk-phrasavath-ellen-kuras-122988/

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http://www.asianweek.com/2010/08/23/daily-dose-082310/

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http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/The-Betrayal/Thavisouk-Phrasavath/e/881164000156

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http://media.gfem.org/node/9880

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http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2008/04/21/hot-docs-review-betrayal-nerakhoon/

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http://www.inbaseline.com/person.aspx?person_id=3024587

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http://www.laomediagroup.com/culturals/artists/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Laotian_Americans

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http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/recapping-the-full-frame-festival/Content?oid=1207605

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http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-comments/5434/3/thavisouk-phrasavath.html

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http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00020329.html

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http://celebritywonder.ugo.com/movie/2008_The_Betrayal_duane_dudek.html

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http://www.pbs.org/pov/blog/author/ruiyan-xu-1/index.php

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http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/the-maria-

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http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6635913.html?nid=2671&rid=

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http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/woodstock_film_festival/WFF08program/2009013004/73.html#72

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http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs029/1101807862728/archive/1102860160495.html

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http://inheritingthetrade.com/blog/?paged=33

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http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/festivals/docfest/2008/miscellaneous/

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http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6635913.html?nid=2671&rid=

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http://www.cinemapolis.org/archives.asp?mID=629

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http://ufva2.multiview.com/content.php?type_id=10&article_id=311

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http://aapress.com/arts/television/emmy-awards/http://content.chacha.com/Sundance-2008Event-filmnerakhoon

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http://woodstockfilmfestival.com/newsletters/08_11b.htm

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http://www.musicoflotr.com/2009/01/betrayalnerakhoon-screening-with-shore.html

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http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-10011507/Laotian-family-pays-price-for.html

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http://content.chacha.com/Sundance-2008Event-filmnerakhoon

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http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/04/beyond_the_multiplex_may_17.html

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http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/510136

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http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2008/04/21/hot-docs-review-betrayal-nerakhoon/

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http://iheartdocs.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/the-betrayal/

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http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2008/09/bangkok-international-film-festival.html

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http://amdoc.org/archives/2010/08/the_betrayal_ne.php