Get Into Houa's Mind

There are many things in life that we treasure. For some, it is love. For others, it is wealth. Centuries ago, among the hills of a distance place, love and wealth weren’t among people’s minds. It was a something called the Miraculous cure and the Legendary script that had people fighting for lives and each other. From Imaginary Entertainment and worldwide sensation Yengtha Her, comes a film that puts two chapters into one, Kuab Muaj Tsuas 2.                 If you were the many who attended the premier release of Kuab Muaj Tsuas 2 at Willow Creek Theater, you would have found that the film itself was cut to fit the time frame of two hours. There were many missing parts and if it left you a little confused, you weren’t alone. I myself also attended the premier and was left trying to figuring out the puzzle as to what happened. But when I got my complimentary copy from Yengtha Her, I sat down and watched it a...

Domestic violence doesn’t just hurt the victim. It hurts everyone involved in the victim’s life. The ones who are left unattended and suffer the most are the young children who have to witness it. Recently, Porsha Chang, director and writer, wrote and directed a short film titled Leaky Roof: Tsev Xaw Naag. Its message spread throughout the web and I was one who sat down and watched it. The outcome of it left me feeling hollow and completely helpless. It made me realize how ugly this world can be behind closed doors.             Our culture has been male dominated for a long time. Women were voiceless and walked where the elders pointed. If a daughter came back home to tell a tale of domestic abuse, she was lectured and then turned over to her husband. Its violence was swept under the rugs where it was kept hidden and secret. No one knew the sufferance she went through and no one knew the pain she lived. This ten minute clip showe...