Tu vivras, mon fils [Stay alive my son]

Based on the internationally celebrated memoirs of Pin Yathay, Tu vivras, mon fils, the immersive, mythical, and cinematic experience puts the player into the shoes of a Cambodian genocide survivor and father. The author’s enduring heart, metaphorically represented by the wondrous temple of Angkor Wat, searches for a missing son and personal salvation. The player uncovers hidden memories from Yathay’s story by completing various puzzles while learning about Cambodia’s troubled history and rich culture. As the player solves each puzzle, Yahtay’s heart experiences healing. A nation similarly heals from its tragic past. Transpiring over 45 years, this is an inspirational saga of a father’s relentless will to survive for his family’s love and bring justice to his country.

Nine years after finding the book in Cambodia, Pin Yathay’s journey has inspired me to bring his extraordinary experience to audiences. Complex emotions of joy, grief, guilt, and empowerment in the virtual world will inspire change in the real. Yathay leaves his son behind to escape genocide, and, decades later, the decision propels the ordinary father to live an extraordinary life. His vulnerable memoir illustrates the Khmer Rouge’s war crimes. He courageously testified against them at the United Nations Special Tribunal. I feel this project continues his mission to reunite and heal tragically separated families via what I call “compaction” (compassion + action) to foster societal change.

PRODUCTION 1: Victoria Bousis (Jana Landowski, Elina Nastou) – UME
Athens, Greece
Tel. +30 6975400015
victoria@ume.ai
(hello@ume.ai; kanelnas@gmail.com)

PRODUCTION 2: Victoria Bousis – BOUSIS FILMS
New York, United States of America
Tel. +1 3124042464
victoria@bousisfilms.com

PRODUCTION 3: Victoria Bousis – SUPERNOVA
Vouligmeni, Greece
Tel. +30 6975400015
hello@ume.ai

PRESS OFFICE: Melody Korenbrot – Block-Korenbrot Public Relations
6100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 170
90048 – Los Angeles, United States of America
Tel. +1 3236347001
Mob. +1 3235742223
mkorenbrot@bk-pr.com

ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Lionella Bianca Fiorillo – Storyfinders
Via Tiepolo 13/A
00196 – Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 06 6006880
lionella.fiorillo@storyfinders.it