“Highly recommended”—Video Librarian (pdf) “Anne Aghion asks a lot oftough questionsin My Neighbor My Killer, the fourth and last in her series of films about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. But the most difficult, posed on the posters for her new film, may be this: after the killing ...
KIGALI (Reuters) -A Rwandan court on Monday sentenced Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of terrorism charges. Rusesabagina, 67, who was feted around the world after being...
War, genocide and oppression: unfathomable tragedies affect so many and paint a dark portrait of the human condition. And yet, out of atrocity, the beauty of poetry can flow, as those who lived it attempt to make sense of it all. Through the poems and words of six extraordinary artists ...
“…the most compelling story of the struggle to liberate Rwandans from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi”— New Times Rwanda “THE 600: THE SOLDIERS’ STORY” Documentary gets it right with the accurate, gripping portrayal of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.—Winter Film Awards ...
Gini Reticker is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. She was nominated for an Academy Award forAsylum, her short doc recounting one woman’s journey to political asylum in the US.Ladies First, the story of women rebuilding post-genocide Rwanda, garnered Reticker an Emmy Award. She directed...
Based on the true story of a Rwandan hotel manager during the 1994 genocide, this character in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda uses his resourcefulness and courage to protect over a thousand refugees from certain death. This inspiring figure stands as a testament to the power of...
Hotel Rwanda (2004) About Paul Rusesabagina a hotel owner in Rwanda who sheltered over 1000 Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Vote! Captain Phillips (2013) About Captian Philips He captained a ship during a hijacking by Somali pirates Vote! Lawrence of Arabia (1962) About TE La...
I’ve been to Rwanda. I have a strong perspective on the genocide. My advice: Don’t go to Rwanda. In 2007 I toured Rwanda and trekked up a mountain to be in very close physical contact with the mountain gorillas. They don’t like white people in Rwanda.
He was the real-life inspiration for the 2004 Hollywood film“Hotel Rwanda,”starring Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo. Rusesabagina has not lived in Rwanda since 1996 when he survived an assassination attempt. He is the recipient of several human rights awards for his efforts during the genocide,...
Cheadle said in a recent interview he had become an activist for Darfur after visiting the region in 2005, following his acclaimed role in "Hotel Rwanda" based on the 1994 Rwandan genocide. "We toured the camps, and I was able to get a first-hand accounting of what happened," Cheadle ...