The Khmer Rouge Genocide of 1975-79 was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.2 million people – a quarter of the Cambodian population. There are remnants of that era everywhere in the landscape, yet the trauma felt by many is still often hidden from view.
Unfinished Stories: From Genocide to Hope is about the personal, untold stories of Keo Sarath and Beng Simeth who suffered appallingly during that reign of terror. It is also a positive story of how two unassuming individuals went on to dedicate their lives to education.
Mick and Ingrid Yates first visited Cambodia in 1994 with their young family. On a sunny day at Angkor Wat they heard the distant rumble of shellfire. The juxtaposition of the guns with their experience prompted a desire to better understand Cambodia.
Mick’s photography of the aftermath of Genocide from the now silent Killing Fields is combined with powerful and poignant narratives from Sarath and Simeth.