PODCASTS
Featured Podcast: Li-Da Kruger on "Death in Cambodia, Life in America"
Our cofounder, Li-Da Kruger, was recently featured on the podcast Death in Cambodia, Life in America. In this episode, Li-Da shares her deeply personal journey as a Cambodian-born British filmmaker and adoptee. She discusses the complexities of growing up with a a heritage that felt both familiar and distant, and the guilt of surviving the Khmer Rouge.
Through her documentaries and her work with Reconnecting Cambodia, Li-Da has transformed her personal story into a powerful mission: to help others find their families and a sense of belonging. This episode is a must-listen for anyone exploring their own identity and roots.
Featured Podcast: Li-Da Kruger - Founder of Reconnecting Cambodia, DNA Project on Khmer Tree Podcast
Our cofounder, Li-Da Kruger, was recently featured on the podcast Death in Cambodia, Life in America. In this episode, Li-Da shares her deeply personal journey as a Cambodian-born British filmmaker and adoptee. She discusses the complexities of growing up with a a heritage that felt both familiar and distant, and the guilt of surviving the Khmer Rouge.
Through her documentaries and her work with Reconnecting Cambodia, Li-Da has transformed her personal story into a powerful mission: to help others find their families and a sense of belonging. This episode is a must-listen for anyone exploring their own identity and roots.
DOCUMENTARIES
73 Years Later by Oudom Chan (2025)
73 Years Later is a moving documentary that follows the extraordinary reunion of a brother and sister separated by war and circumstance for more than seven decades.
Told with tenderness and honesty, the film captures their first moments together after a lifetime apart, revealing the strength of family ties that distance and time could never break. More than a story of loss and return, 73 Years Later is a testament to resilience, memory, and the enduring hope of being reunited with the ones we love.
Belonging is an intimate documentary by filmmaker Li-Da Kruger that traces her journey as a Cambodian adoptee raised in the UK, returning to a homeland marked by loss and resilience. Through the lens of personal memory and national history, the film explores the enduring impact of the Khmer Rouge genocide, the fractures it left in families, and the universal search for identity and connection.
With honesty and tenderness, Belonging reveals the complexities of displacement and the power of reconnection, offering a moving portrait of what it truly means to find one’s place in the world.
Belonging (ITV, 2003)
INTERVIEWS
Anne Diamond Interviews Li-Da Kruger:
Explore the powerful story of independent filmmaker Li-Da Kruger in this heartfelt Viking.TV interview with Anne Diamond OBE. Adopted by Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, Li-Da has used her creative voice to reconnect with her Cambodian heritage and shine a light on the plight of separated Khmer families. From award-winning documentaries to impactful advocacy films like Let’s Talk About Sex, her work continues to spark dialogue and inspire change around the world.