Bunhom Chhorn

Bunhom (Hom) Chhorn migrated to Australia with most of his remaining family members after surviving the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge and Camp 32. After college, Hom went on to work for SBS Television, most notably on assignment in Cambodia with Dateline.

He remained in Cambodia for 8 years, where he Advised UNDP/TVK crews in the production of TV newsmagazines, focusing on women and micro credit schemes, birth spacing, rural development, De-mining, HIV/AIDS, and environmental issues. Other duties included training TVK staff on television program development, and how to seek funding.

Hom Chhorn co-produced a short Documentary ‘Have Gun, Have Problem’ which was funded by The European Union as part of their Weapon Reduction Programme.

Over 250,000 Cambodian villagers viewed this important documentary on the dangers of weapons. As well as producing educational videos on Water and Sanitation, Hom also produced three Cambodian Television series, two of which are still running 10 years later. One of these shows ‘Cambodian Voices’ was funded by NDI under the Madeline Albright funds USAID and AUSAID.

Hom is currently completing his Masters in Public Relations (Behaviour Change Communication) at USQ and works as a freelance sound recordist with TeePeeMedia. Currently Hom is making a documentary about camp 32.