In 1991 Lao and Australian archaeologists journeyed up the Mekong to a remote village in northeastern Laos. At Ban Xan Hai, 'the village of the jar makers', they excavated the site of pottery kilns last used more than 600 years ago. The exchange of culture, knowledge and expertise which took place provided a taste of what is to come as Laos opens its doors to the world. This is a rare glimpse of life in the Lao People's Democratic Republic as it recovers its past and prepares to face its future.

(1992, 50 minutes) A Film Australia National Interest Program.

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