[Seattle-editorial] Regret to Inform, Documentary w/ Xuan Nguyen

[Lika Smith]

FYI- if someone from IMC wants to write an article on this- let me know 
so I can send out a press pass for you.  Also, Xuan is available for 
interviews before she arrives.  She'll be in town the 11th & 12th.
Aloha-
Lika
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Please Join Us for a Special Screening of....

REGRET TO INFORM
A film by Barbara Sonneborn
With Xuan Nguyen
www.regrettoinform.org

Sunday, Oct 12, 2003, 6 PM
Nippon Kan Theatre (International District)
628 S Washington St
$10 Donation
A benefit for The New Day Project

* Summary *

In "Regret to Inform," Sonneborn weaves together the stories of widows 
from both sides of the American-Vietnam war. The result is a profoundly 
moving examination of the impact of war over time. "I was overwhelmed by 
how the suffering from the war continued," Sonneborn said.

Widows from both sides speak out, putting a human face on the often 
overlooked casualties of armed conflict: the survivors.

Present at the screening will be Xuan Ngyuen, a major interviewee and 
field translator for the film, who will be returning to Vietnam to work 
on The New Day Project, a school and humanitarian effort.

Ms. Nguyen will be available for a Question and Answer period following 
the show.

Sponsors:  National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum-Seattle 
(NAPAWF-Seattle), UW Women's Center, Seattle Church Council, 
Asia-Pacific Task Force, US Women & Cuba Collaboration, IWD-Seattle

Questions, please contact:
Cindy Domingo, gomojo at earthlink.net
Lika Smith, 206.772.2842, polynesia at ix.netcom.com
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* More on Regret to Inform *

In Regret to Inform, Sonneborn weaves together for the first time the 
stories of widows from both sides of the American-Vietnam war. The 
result is a profoundly moving examination of the impact of war over 
time. "I was overwhelmed by how the suffering from the war continued," 
Sonneborn said.

Widows from both sides speak out, putting a human face on the often 
overlooked casualties of armed conflict: the survivors. Intercut with 
beautiful scenes of serene Vietnamese countryside and shocking archival 
footage from the war years, the women's voices form an eloquent 
international chorus calling for peace. Regret to Inform is a powerful 
meditation on loss and the devastation of all war on a personal level. 
It is a love story and a deeply moving exploration of the healing power 
of compassion.

As these women bear witness, they transform their private sorrows into a 
collective acknowledgment that the price of war can be measured in many 
ways, but is always too great.

Present at the screening will be Xuan Ngyuen, a Eugene, Oregon resident 
for over 30 years. Ms Nguyen was a major interviewee and field 
translator in Regret to Inform, and will be returning to Vietnam this 
fall to begin work on, The New Day Project, a school and humanitarian 
effort that grew out of her experience working on this documentary.  
Accompanying her will be Ed Reiman, Vietnam veteran and co-director of 
the The New Day Project.

In June 2000, Xuan Nguyen spoke at the United Nations after a showing of 
the film for the Beijing Plus Five International Women's Conference in 
New York City.  She is also a member of Widows International Peace Alliance.
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