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A touching and hopeful film about a medevac helicopter pilot who found peace within himself and with his mortal enemies when he tries to build a peace garden at the Khe Sanh Combat Base where he stationed during the Viet Nam war.
THE KHE SANH PEACE GARDEN
BEST DIRECTOR WINNER
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SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL -USA
(World Competition)
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GULLY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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NEWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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WORD's BEST FILMMAKER AWARD - INDIA
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SHRI NARAYAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT
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9 FILM FEST - Thailand
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FOUR CORNERS FILM FESTIVAL - USA
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NEPAL CULTURAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Nepal
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BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
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PAUS KAMINARI JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL - Japan
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SAMSKARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - India
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BODEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Sweden
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TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS - Japan
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LAKECITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - India
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PEAK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
WINNER - GADDY SILVER AWARD
BEST DOCUMENTARY FOREIGN SHORT
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SAMSKARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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ASHOKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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GULLY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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SHRI NARAYAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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EVEREST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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NAWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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WORLD's BEST FILMMAKER AWARD - INDIA
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BEST FILM SCORE - BEST SOUND DESIGN - SOUNDTRACK WINNER
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WORLDFEST - HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
Canadian Screen Award Qualifying
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LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Korea
TAGORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - India
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FLORENCE FILM AWARDS - Italy
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EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL - U.K.
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RED MOVIE AWARDS FESTIVAL - Reims, France
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NAWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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GULLY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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NEWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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WORD's BEST FILMMAKER AWARD
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FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
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THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL - USA
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DAVIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
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ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Los Angeles - USA
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LUMINOUS FRAMES - Denmark
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FILM FOR PEACE - Canada
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SANDBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS - Ireland
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NEWMARKET FILM FESTIVAL - Canada
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EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL - U.K.
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CORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Boston, Mass. U.S.A.
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SHORT STOP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Romania
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ERIE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
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GOLDEN BRIDGE ISTANBUL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Turkey
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SNOHOMISH FILM FESTIVAL - Everest, Washington USA
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FREEDOM FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL - Columbia, South Carolina U.S.A
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REGINA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND AWARDS - Saskatchewan, Canada
FINALIST - BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT
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CARMARTHEN BAY FILM FESTIVAL - UK
BAFTA Cymru Qualifying Film Festival
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NOMINATED FOR BEST MUSIC (SOUNDTRACK, SCORE OR SONG SCORE)
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INTERNATIONAL SOUND AND FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL - Croatia
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NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - New York, USA
FINALIST - BEST SOUNDTRACK
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NOMINATED FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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ASIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS - Philippines
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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GULLY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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NEWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - INDIA
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PEACE ART AWARD
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INDIA. APORIA INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE FILM FESTIVAL - KOREA
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THE KHE SANH PEACE GARDEN Trailer
LAND WHERE MY HEART LIES Trailer
I’ve seen this film and it is beautifully done – a must see! Walk with Tinh as he wanders the streets and fields of his homeland, taking in the colorful sights and sounds. DaveinSalem
7500 Miles to Redemption
The best film you've never seen.
Winner: Best Documentary Short. Winner: Tinh Mahoney Best New Talent
Nominated: Best Documentary Short. Heartland Film Festival
Director: Emiko Omori
Producers: Emiko Omori and Tinh Mahoney
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Musician Tinh Mahoney first stepped inside Oregon State Penitentiary, a maximum security prison, at the invitation of some inmates. His dream of building a school in his native Vietnam inspired them on a four year journey ending with the building of a school 7,500 miles away.
TINH'S RELATED FILM WORK:
The Story of Spirits (2006) music
Garden57 (2009) director, music
A Star for Rose (2010) music
Ed Hardy - Tattoo the World (2010) music
A Cure to War (2011) music
Red Elephants Cafe' (2011) director, producer, writer
Foreign Letters (2012) music
Soldiers Sanctuary (2014) music
Stateless (2015) music
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