WINNER OF 5 LITERARY AWARDS "This is an extremely powerful story and one that both grasps the frailties of the human person and celebrates the triumph of the human spirit over immense challenges." --Readers' Favorite In the early morning hours of January 31, 1968, eleven-year-old Minh Phuong watched in horror as her father and two siblings were gunned down by the Vietcong in their backyard. Though she escaped the bullets that night, abuse, prison, and torture would follow. The tragedy of her childhood would haunt Minh Phuong for the rest of her life and lead her...
Posted by Michelle Rahal on 02/29/2024
The result of the mass genocide in Cambodia, (1975- 1979) was the loss of one-fourth of the Cambodian population. That’s more than two million people who died under the tyranny of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, before a Vietnamese invasion forced the hideous regime to give up control of the central government in 1979. Remarkably, some people survived this horrific oppression and have lived to tell their stories of how they managed to do so, despite almost impossible odds. One of those people is Sara Im. Sara shares the remarkable challenges she faced and how she found her way to freedom...
Posted by Sara Im on 02/02/2022
"For whatever reason, two of the best faith-based films regarding nuance and complexity come from two female directors. Roman Dawson directed this year's Breakthrough , about a family struggling with the impending death of their hospitalized son. Sharon Wilharm wrote and directed Summer of 67 , a film about two sisters who struggle with their mother's suicide when they were kids, and worry over their men who've gone off to fight in Vietnam. Both of these films portray faith positively, but with sensitivity and without answering every question." ...
Posted by Sharon Wilharm on 05/30/2019
Summer of '67 is a Vietnam War love story told from the perspective of the women left behind. It's inspired by true events. My dad was aboard the USS Forrestal when it caught fire. Summer of '67 released theatrically in June 2018. It's screened around the country, received dozens of film festival accolades including several Best Picture awards, and has been highly reviewed by both secular and Christian reviewers. To learn more about the movie, watch the trailer, read reviews, and see accolades, check out the website at www.summerof67.com . Watch on Amazon Prime ...
Posted by Sharon Wilharm on 05/24/2018
