The Voice of America Lao service wants to interview me and The Brothers about the documentary. They will air it on their daily 30 minute news program that they beam into Laos.
Now, I have to admit I'm a little iffy about this and I'll tell you why. As a documentary filmmaker it is important to me that my doc not cause problems for the subjects.
You see, The Brothers are citizens of Laos, and are welcome back there anytime right now.
I would hate for anything to get in the way of that. As true and honest documentarian I will not let Racing Heart be a political statement from the outset.
If Racing Heart makes a political statement it will do so on it's own accord and not because it was forced upon the story.
I won't speak for all citizens in my country, but I firmly believe that each country has a right to its own sovereign laws and culture.
It should be a cause for concern when the U.S. government tries to interfere with the sovereign rights of other nations and am not quite sure I agree with using a radio service to export American values.
I just want to let the world know about my film without stirring up any negative sentiment. I consider it not my business what type of government the Laos people have. It is their right to determine for themselves what that should be.
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