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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
9 FILM FEST - Thailand
WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
FOUR CORNERS FILM FESTIVAL - USA
WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
PEAK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
WINNER - GADDY SILVER AWARD
BEST DOCUMENTARY FOREIGN SHORT
BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS - Japan
WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
TAGORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - India
BEST FILM SCORE - SOUNDTRACK WINNER
FLORENCE FILM AWARDS - Italy
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL - U.K.
WINNER - BEST SOUNDTRACK
INTERNATIONAL SOUND AND FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL - Croatia
NOMINATED FOR BEST MUSIC (SOUNDTRACK, SCORE OR SONG SCORE)
DAVIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
LUMINOUS FRAMES - Denmark
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Los Angeles - USA
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
FILM FOR PEACE - Canada
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
SANDBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS - Ireland
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
NEWMARKET FILM FESTIVAL - Canada
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL - U.K.
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
SHORT STOP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Romania
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
ERIE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
GOLDEN BRIDGE ISTANBUL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Turkey
FINALIST - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
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
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