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Ruom

@RuomCollective

Ruom is a multimedia collective based in Southeast Asia specializing in social reportage throughout the region.

 Bangkok, Thailand
ruom.net
Joined March 2013
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Here’s our latest video showreel that includes footage commissioned by clients such as @nytimes @cnn @Quicktake @srf @derspiegel @UNEP and many more.
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Our latest documentary, "Debt Inc. - Cambodia's microfinance machine" is on YouTube! The film exposes the human cost of Cambodia’s microfinance and the role international and European financial institutions have played in fueling it. youtu.be/Fwem47Zdl_Q?si=dzqF…
Debt Inc. — Inside Cambodia’s Microfinance Crisis | Full Documentary

Debt Inc. — Inside Cambodia’s Microfinance Crisis | Full Documentary

Cambodia has one of the world’s most heavily indebted microfinance ...

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If you’re in Phnom Penh, don’t miss our event at @BophanaCenter - Transforming a topic into a compelling story - on Wednesday 9th at 6 PM. More info: web.facebook.com/photo?fbid=…
Image from Thomas Cristofoletti (@TCristofoletti)
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I’m thrilled to finally release the trailer for @RuomCollective’s latest documentary “Strangled” which will be premiered at the 2024 Cambodia International Film Festival next week. vimeo.com/934759381
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The latest for @MongabayOrg by @geraldrflynn, @vuthasrey, & Ruom @Andyy_ball, and @EmilieLanguedoc on illegal fishing off the coast of #Cambodia and how rampant trawling is destroying the livelihoods of local communities & the ecosystems they depend upon. news.mongabay.com/2024/05/sm…
Small-scale fishers lose out to trawlers in race to catch Cambodia’s last fish

Small-scale fishers lose out to trawlers in race to catch Cambodia’s last fish

This is the first part of a Mongabay series about challenges faced by Cambodia’s small-scale fishers along the coast. Read Part Two and Part Three. KOH KONG, Cambodia — At around 10:45 p.m. on a...

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My latest for the @nytimes, alongside global health reporter @snolen and Cambodian journalists @lenleng_khmer and @sun_narin to document the efforts to protect the world from the spread of the bird flu nytimes.com/2024/05/20/healt…

The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu (Published 2024)

When a child in a small Cambodian town fell sick recently, his rapid decline set off a global disease surveillance system.

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Cambodia's Mother Nature activists have been summoned to court again on May 29. Ruom's @MartaKaszti, @andy_ball_ and @TCristofoletti documentary for @SCMPNews follows the ups and downs of environmentalist Ly Chandaravuth and his colleagues. youtube.com/watch?v=7Uf96Pty…
Cambodian activist fights for nature and his freedom

Cambodian activist fights for nature and his freedom

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subs...

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Over the last few years, Ruom has continued to evolve and grow. With that, we are thrilled to welcome new members to our collective and launch a fresh website that showcases what we’ve all been up to! Check it out >>> ruom.net
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@EmilieLanguedoc - multimedia designer specialising in data visualisation, motion graphics, and art direction for stories on climate change and human rights. @mailee_ot - photographer, filmmaker, and journalist creating work on gender and minorities.
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Robin Narciso - filmmaker specialising in investigating humanitarian, development, and environmental issues. Seng Phi - film producer and fixer seeking to grow the local Cambodian film industry and working on social impact projects.
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Excellent, if difficult, reporting from @BBCLBicker and our friends @DisasterTrade_ & @Blood_Bricks on the health impacts of excess heat in #Cambodia's brick kilns🧱⚕️ As the report notes, it's often #fastfashion waste from the #garment industry that fuels the kiln fires 👕🔥
Disaster Trade (@DisasterTrade_) profile pictureDisaster Trade@DisasterTrade_1 Feb 2024
Climate change and labour exploitation go hand in hand in the Cambodian brick sector This new report with @BBCLBicker - Burning prisons - gives you an insight into the coalface of climate change 🔊Sound on👇
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Cambodia: The burning prisons fuelled by fast fashion. @TCristofoletti’s latest collaboration with @BBCNewsAsia - story by @BBCLBicker, produced by @LindleMarkwell bbc.com/news/world-asia-6810…
Cambodia: Fast fashion helps fuel blazing kilns where workers faint from heat

Cambodia: Fast fashion helps fuel blazing kilns where workers faint from heat

How hot is too hot to work? The BBC visits Cambodia's sweltering brick kilns to find out.

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Unmasking the environmental road of tires - @EmilieLanguedoc’s latest work for @MongabayOrg’s “Consumed", tracking the environmental impact of consumer products through their lifecycle. youtu.be/zDccR4sCyqI?si=gYwd…
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. @_andy_ball and @TCristofoletti helped shoot a year-long investigation for @60Minutes, hosted by @andersoncooper, looking into how thousands of artefacts were looted from #Cambodia and how an American lawyer is working to bring them home. cbsnews.com/video/cambodia-t…
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Last Sunday marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. @SEAJunction with @JakartaRwi organized the Southeast Asia Human Rights Film Festival to remind us the issue of #HumanRights in Southeast Asia during past decades #SoutheastAsia
Image from SEA Junction (@SEAJunction)
Image from SEA Junction (@SEAJunction)
Image from SEA Junction (@SEAJunction)
Image from SEA Junction (@SEAJunction)
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news.mongabay.com/2023/12/ch… Latest for Mongabay w. @vuthasrey looks into the legally questionable Late Cheng gold mine that's currently tearing through #Cambodia's Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary
Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary

Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary

*Name changed for the security of sources who feared retributions from authorities KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia — “The company operates as they please. We’ve asked the authorities for help, but they won’t...

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If you are in Bangkok tomorrow, don’t miss the projection of 2 of our short films, “The Last Breath of the Tonle Sap” and “The Wedding Ring” at the Southeast Asia Human Rights Film Festival organized by @SEAJunction Full program: seajunction.org/event/southe…
Image from Ruom (@RuomCollective)
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After the projections, don’t miss the panel Discussion “Human Rights and Film” starting at 5.30 pm with Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, @Philroy , Firdaus Balam, Muhammad Heri Fadli, @TCristofoletti, Robin Narciso and Mourng Vet.
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Save the date! One of our @ReFashionStudy’s films will be screened in Phnom Penh on December 7th at Metahouse together with multimedia work from @jack_brook96 - @rounry and @_andy_ball
opccambodia (@opccambodia) profile pictureopccambodia@opccambodia20 Nov 2023
The OPCC will host a documentary screening on Dec. 7 at Meta House in Phnom Penh to showcase the work of our members @_andy_ball @jack_brook96 @RuomCollective & @rounry Join us for a drink, three short documentaries and one photography presentation!
Image from opccambodia (@opccambodia)
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