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All About Darfur (DVD : 82 min. ) [2005]
DVD 8064
Abstract: Up until now the perilous situation in Sudan has been seen only from outside the country. All About Darfur offers an opportunity to hear it explained by eloquent, diverse, even contradictory voices from within Sudan. The director talks to ordinary Sudanese in outdoor tea shops, markets, refugee camps and living rooms about how deeply rooted prejudices could suddenly burst into a wild fire of ethnic violence.
Director: Taghreed Elsanhouri Distributor:Taghreed Elsanhouri Productions
Keywords: Sudan, Darfur, genocide, civil war, ethnicity, politics, refugees, violence
Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold (Videocassette : 141 min. ) [1996]
V. CASS. VHS 3789
Abstract: Explores the 1994 massacre of 800,000 Tutsis in Rwanda. Written and directed by Danièle Lacourse, Yvan Patry. Produced by Alter-Cinè
Director: Danièle Lacourse, Yvan Patry Distributor:First Run/Icarus
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, ethnicity, history, politics
Crossroads (Videocassette : 55 min. ) [1996]
V. CASS. VHS 3801
Abstract: The location is a crossing of roads leading from Uganda into Tanzania and from Kenya via Rwanda to Zaire. Some years ago, Mama Shillingi started her 'hotelli' at the crossroads. She offered food and shelter to truck drivers. Until, in 1994, thousands of dead bodies came floating down the nearby Kagera river. Shortly thereafter, the refugees came across the border. Within a few days, half a million people had settled there. Around a hamlet of four houses, a boom town arose called Benaco.
Director: Hillie Molenaar and Joop van Wijk Distributor:First Run/Icarus
Keywords: East Africa, Rwanda, refugees, genocide, social life
Forsaken Cries: the Story of Rwanda (Videocassette : 35 min. ) [1997]
V. CASS. VHS 3838
Abstract: In 1994, close to one million people were killed in Rwanda. This documentary examines Rwanda as a case study of the human rights challenge of the 21st century. Incorporates historical footage, interviews, analyses. Produced by: Amnesty International, USA.
Director: NA Distributor:Amnesty International
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, history, politics, ethnicity
Gacaca: Living Together Again in Rwanda? (Videocassette : 55 min. ) [2002]
V.CASS. VHS 8154
Abstract: In 1994, decades of politically motivated ethnic scapegoating culminated in a wholesale slaughter of the Rwanda's Tutsi minority, along with many Hutu moderates. Today, Rwanda is rebuilding, but its most difficult task is addressing the emotional trauma and fostering reconciliation between the Hutu and Tutsi. This film follows the first steps in one of the world's boldest experiments in reconciliation: the Gacaca Tribunals. These are a form of citizen-based justice based on ancient traditions of judgment, aimed at unifying this scarred nation.
Director: Anne Aghion Distributor:First Run/Icarus Films.
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, civil war, genocide, truth commissions, law, history
Ghosts of Rwanda (Videocassette : 120 min. ) [2004]
V.CASS. VHS 8330
Abstract: Chronicles the Rwandan genocide of 1993, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. The video also includes interviews with key government officials, diplomats, and eyewitnesses accounts.
Director: Greg Barker Distributor:PBS Video
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, genocide, history
God Sleeps in Rwanda (DVD : 28 min. ) [2005]
DVD 5902
Abstract: Uncovering amazing stories of hope in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, Academy Award-Nominee God Sleeps in Rwanda captures the spirit of five courageous women as they rebuild their lives, redefine women's roles in Rwandan society and bring hope to a wounded nation. The 1994 Rwandan Genocide left the country nearly 70 percent female, handing Rwanda's women an extraordinary burden and an unprecedented opportunity. Girls are attending school in record numbers, and women now make up a large part of the country's leadership. Working with two cameras and no crew except for their translator --a genocide survivor herself-- the filmmakers uncover incredible stories: an HIV-positive policewoman raising four children alone and attending night school to become a lawyer, a teenager who has become head of household for her four siblings, and a young woman orphaned in her teens who is now the top development official in her area. Heart-wrenching and inspiring, this powerful film is a brutal reminder of the consequences of the Rwandan tragedy, and a tribute to the strength and spirit of those who are moving forth. In Kinyarwanda and English, Subtitled
Director: Kimberlee Acquaro, Stacy Sherman Distributor:Women Make Movies
Keywords: Rwanda, gender, genocide, race relations, women
Gospel of AIDS, or, Dying Is Not a Sin (Videocassette : 57 min. ) [1993]
HEALTH: WC 503 C68 1993 AV
Abstract: Examines conditions affecting the spread of AIDS in (pre-genocide) Rwanda and public response to those infected with the disease.
Director: Gil Courtemanche Distributor:Alter-Ciné
Keywords: Rwanda, HIV/AIDS, poverty, epidemiology, public health
Hotel Rwanda (DVD : 122 min. ) [2004]
DVD 4192
Abstract: The deeply moving true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a five-star-hotel manager who used his wits and words to save more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Director: Terry George Distributor:Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, genocide, civil war, feature film
Hunting My Husband's Killer: A Rwandan Story (DVD : 51 min. ) [2004]
DVD 7966
Abstract: Lesley Bilinda, the Scottish widow of a Rwandan black pastor, returns ten years after the 1994 Rwandan genocide to search for his murderers only to find the truth elusive and forgiveness impossible. Lesley met Charles when she was working as a nurse in Rwanda, but their life together was shattered as genocide swept the country. In a hundred days of violence, about one million were killed. At the height of the genocide, Charles was abducted and never seen again. Ten years later, in a new atmosphere of openness, some of the killers are coming forward to confess their crimes. Lesley meets the manager of the guesthouse where Charles was last seen, Paster Kabeira. He is believed to have colluded with Hutu rebels and was seen handing Charles over to armed militants. He is now in prison, but he refuses to admit he did anything wrong. The meeting leaves her frustrated and upset, but she refuses to give up. She visits the Murambi Genocide Memorial site to confront for herself the scale of the genocide. Its full horror brings her to her knees. She travels on to Gahini, the village where she and Charles lived. A local man agrees to speak about the killings. As they talk, it becomes clear to her that he was one of the men who murdered her best friend, Anatolie. She feels disgust but also pity for him. She also uncovers some unexpected and unpalatable truths about her husband's 'secret life' which test her Christian faith to its limits.
Director: Jay Knox Distributor:NA
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, civil war, genocide, monuments
In Rwanda We Say: The Family that Does Not Speak Dies (Videocassette : 54 min. ) [2004]
V.CASS. VHS 8766
Abstract: Two years after the Gacaca tribunals, close to 16,000 genocide suspects, still untried, were released across the country. Having confessed to their crimes and having served the maximum sentence the Gacaca tribunals would eventually impose, perpetrators of genocidal violence are sent home to plow fields and fetch water alongside the people they victimized. In Rwanda We Say focuses on the release of one suspect, tracking the effect of his return on a tiny hillside hamlet. While the government's message of a 'united Rwandan family' permeates the language of the community, the imposed co-existence brings forth varying emotions, from numb acceptance to repressed rage.
Director: Anne Aghion Distributor:First Run/Icarus Films
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, civil war, genocide, law
In the Tall Grass (DVD : 57 min. ) [2006]
DVD7519
Abstract: In the Tall Grass tells the story of Rwanda's search for redemption after genocide as the country sits down to reckon with the horror in a network of informal, community courts called gacaca.
Director: J.Coll Metcalfe Distributor:NA
Keywords: Rwanda, gacaca, justice, genocide, law
Justice Pursued (DVD : 50 min. ) [1997]
DVD 9220
Abstract: Rwanda, Argentina, East Germany and Bosnia have been the locus for the most heinous acts of the last 20 years. In this program, Gerald Gahima, Rwanda's Minister of Justice, has the unenviable job of tracking down hundreds of Rwandans accused of perpertrating hideous atrocities against their neighbors during that country's recent civil war. We follow Gahima to Israel where, in an emotional meeting with a former Nazi-hunter, Gahima receives advice on how to proceed. The torture and murder of thousands of young Argentines by the Pinochet regime are detailed by a survivor. In East Germany, newly discovered Stasi training tapes paint a brutal portrait of political repression behind the Berlin Wall, while in Bosnia, efforts to track down the perpetrators of ethnic cleansing are ongoing.
Director: Jane Dibblin, Paul Mitchell, Michael Stewart Distributor:Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, political persecution, human rights, war crimes, law, genocide
Keepers of Memory (DVD : 52 min. ) [2005]
DVD7509
Abstract: Through eyewitness accounts and gripping footage, acclaimed director Eric Kabera takes the viewer on an emotional journey into the 1994 Rwandan genocide, its survivors, and the memorials created in the victims' honor. The film focuses on the personal accounts of men and women who watch over the sacred burial sites keeping the memories alive for future generations.
Director: Eric Kabera Distributor:Choices, Inc.
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, history, memorials
One Hundred Years of Silence (DVD : 39 min. ) [2006]
DVD 8698
Abstract: Documentary film about the near extermination of the Herero people of Namibia by German colonial soldiers in the first years of the 20th century. This history is told through the story of a young present-day Herero woman whose great-grandmother was raped by a German soldier, resulting in Georgina's light skin and eyes.
Director: Halfdan Muurholm Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Namibia, Herero, colonialism, history, genocide, violence
Regopstaan's Dream (DVD : 24 min. ) [2000]
DVD 8128
Abstract: In 1974, the South African apartheid government evicted the Bushmen inhabiting areas of the Kalahari Desert as part of an ongoing genocide against these people, which had gone on for generations. Forced to live in shanty conditions on the edge of their own land, the Khomani clan of the Bushmen initiated a fight to regain control of their ancestral lands. On 21st March 1999, at a ceremony in the Kalahari Desert, 300 of the world's remaining Bushmen were granted 125,000 acres of land by the new South African government. Regopstaan Krupier was an elder in the #Khomani clan of the Bushmen who initiated the fight to regain control of their ancestral lands. Regopstaan's Dream follows the story of his son, Dawid Krupier's campaign to make the dream come true by making sure that the South African government honors their agreement to allow him and his extended family the right to live in their Kalahari home.
Director: Chris Walker Distributor:NA
Keywords: South Africa, Kalahari, Bushmen, San, national parks, apartheid, politics, conservation, land
Republic Gone Mad: Rwanda 1894-1994 (A) (Videocassette : 60 min. ) [1996]
V. CASS. VHS 3790
Abstract: Recounts Rwanda's history from the 1885 partitioning of Africa that made it a German colony, to Belgian conquest decline, World War I, the creation of a republic under Kayibanda in 1961, and the ultimately catastrophic regime of Habyarimana. Provides background necessary to understand the recent massacres.
Director: Luc de Heusch & Kathleen de Bethune. Distributor:First Run/Icarus
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, history, politics, ethnicity
Rwanda: History of a Genocide (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [1995]
V. CASS. VHS 6298
Abstract: This film shows, with compeling historical footage and first-hand accounts, that the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 had its seeds in the early colonization of the country.
Director: Robert Genoud Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Congo, Belgium, Rwanda, Tutsi, Hutu, genocide, civil war, history
Shake Hands with the Devil: the Journey of Roméo Dallaire (DVD : 91 min. ) [2005]
DVD 5120
Abstract: While many Americans were distracted by the OJ Simpson case, over 800,000 men, women and children were massacred in the small African country of Rwanda. The victims were mainly Tutsis, murdered by their Hutu neighbors. Canadian General Roméo Dallaire was charged with an impossible task: to head the UN peacekeeping mission with a handful of soldiers ordered not to use force to protect Rwandans from the mass slaughter. Based on Dallaire's best-selling book, Peter Raymont's documentary follows the General's return to the region 10 years later, as he comes to grips with the events that have haunted him --his struggles with top UN officials, expedient Belgian policy-makers and Clinton administration officials who ignored his pleas for reinforcements. The experience led to Dallaire's own life tragedy as he dealt with the psychological fallout of witnessing a genocide he was powerless to stop. Special features include: a reading by Roméo Dallaire of an excerpt of his book Shake hands with the Devil (6 min.); an interview with director Peter Raymont (8 min.); optional audio commentary by Peter Raymont or Geoff Pevere; a 56 min. classroom version of the film; photo gallery; reading list.
Director: Peter Raymont Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, civil war, ethnic violence, genocide, post-traumatic syndrome, United Nations
Sometimes in April (DVD : 140 min. ) [2005]
DVD 4304
Abstract: The plot focuses on two brothers embroiled in the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which nearly one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed. The protagonists (both Hutus) are reluctant soldier Augustin Muganza (Idris Elba), married to a Tutsi and father to three, and his brother Honoré (Oris Erhuero), a popular public figure espousing Hutu propaganda from a powerful pulpit: Radio RTLM in Rwanda. The film follows the two brothers both during the genocide and its contemporary aftermath. Special features: audio commentary with writer/director Raoul Peck, by Elvis Mitchell; making of Sometimes in April featurette; 100 days of genocide timeline; Rwandan photo essay.
Director: Raoul Peck Distributor:HBO Video
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, genocide, radio, media, feature film
Through My Eyes (DVD : 44 min. ) [2006]
DVD 7689
Abstract: Through My Eyes follows Rwandan youths who use the arts to help move the country forward ten years after the genocide. By expressing themselves through dance, poetry, music and painting, the teens, many of whom lost parents and family members during the conflict, are able to deal with the emotional and physical trauma they endured. The film documents how--through organizations and group activities--these creative talents not only honor those who perished but also confront new problems affecting the country such as poverty and AIDS. By focusing on what they can accomplish by working together in creative endeavors, the youth of Rwanda prove that art can not only benefit those around them but ensure that future generations have a brighter future.
Director: Hawa Essuman Distributor:NA
Keywords: Rwanda, youth, art, music, poverty, HIV/AIDS, genocide
War in Congo (DVD : 40 min. ) [2002]
DVD 8038
Abstract: Presents two stories about the struggle in Congo, capturing first a decade of crises including the Tutsi genocide in neighboring Rwanda, the resulting flood of refugees, the irreparable damage to Congo's wildlife, and the depredations against native Congolese and Rwandan refugees by Rwandan Hutu raiders and others. Following this, the focus narrows to the town of Shabunda, where a Catholic priest attempts to help his traumatized flock deal with the rape and murder it endures.
Director: hosted by Ted Koppel Distributor:Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Keywords: Congo, Rwanda, Tutsi, refugees, ethnic relations, environment, genocide, history
Yesterday in Rwanda (DVD : 14 min. ) [2005]
DVD 8259
Abstract: Yesterday in Rwanda is a haunting film that focuses on one survivor of the genocide and her experience of trauma, displacement and hope. Claire Wihogora emigrated to Canada in 1998, four years after her father, brother and countless other family and friends were killed. The film portrays Claire carrying on with her life today in Toronto, while inevitably haunted by terrible memories of Rwanda. On film she recounts how she and her sister hid in the brush while all around her people were massacred. Nothing can help her forget the hundred days when 800,000 members of the Hutu and Tutsi tribes were slaughtered. Yet she finds comfort in telling her story in schools 'to share it to make sure it never happens again.' Also, she has founded Women in Rwanda, which links female genocide survivors now living in North America in a support system. The film achieves a fascinating interplay of past and present, as images from Claire's everyday life in Toronto (grey tones) are differentiated from the images of Kigali rendered in color.
Director: Davina Pardo Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Rwanda, Kigali, history, civil war, genocide, emigration, NGO
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All About Darfur (DVD : 82 min. ) [2005]
DVD 8064
Abstract: Up until now the perilous situation in Sudan has been seen only from outside the country. All About Darfur offers an opportunity to hear it explained by eloquent, diverse, even contradictory voices from within Sudan. The director talks to ordinary Sudanese in outdoor tea shops, markets, refugee camps and living rooms about how deeply rooted prejudices could suddenly burst into a wild fire of ethnic violence.
Director: Taghreed Elsanhouri Distributor:Taghreed Elsanhouri Productions
Keywords: Sudan, Darfur, genocide, civil war, ethnicity, politics, refugees, violence
Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold (Videocassette : 141 min. ) [1996]
V. CASS. VHS 3789
Abstract: Explores the 1994 massacre of 800,000 Tutsis in Rwanda. Written and directed by Danièle Lacourse, Yvan Patry. Produced by Alter-Cinè
Director: Danièle Lacourse, Yvan Patry Distributor:First Run/Icarus
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, ethnicity, history, politics
Crossroads (Videocassette : 55 min. ) [1996]
V. CASS. VHS 3801
Abstract: The location is a crossing of roads leading from Uganda into Tanzania and from Kenya via Rwanda to Zaire. Some years ago, Mama Shillingi started her 'hotelli' at the crossroads. She offered food and shelter to truck drivers. Until, in 1994, thousands of dead bodies came floating down the nearby Kagera river. Shortly thereafter, the refugees came across the border. Within a few days, half a million people had settled there. Around a hamlet of four houses, a boom town arose called Benaco.
Director: Hillie Molenaar and Joop van Wijk Distributor:First Run/Icarus
Keywords: East Africa, Rwanda, refugees, genocide, social life
Forsaken Cries: the Story of Rwanda (Videocassette : 35 min. ) [1997]
V. CASS. VHS 3838
Abstract: In 1994, close to one million people were killed in Rwanda. This documentary examines Rwanda as a case study of the human rights challenge of the 21st century. Incorporates historical footage, interviews, analyses. Produced by: Amnesty International, USA.
Director: NA Distributor:Amnesty International
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, history, politics, ethnicity
Gacaca: Living Together Again in Rwanda? (Videocassette : 55 min. ) [2002]
V.CASS. VHS 8154
Abstract: In 1994, decades of politically motivated ethnic scapegoating culminated in a wholesale slaughter of the Rwanda's Tutsi minority, along with many Hutu moderates. Today, Rwanda is rebuilding, but its most difficult task is addressing the emotional trauma and fostering reconciliation between the Hutu and Tutsi. This film follows the first steps in one of the world's boldest experiments in reconciliation: the Gacaca Tribunals. These are a form of citizen-based justice based on ancient traditions of judgment, aimed at unifying this scarred nation.
Director: Anne Aghion Distributor:First Run/Icarus Films.
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, civil war, genocide, truth commissions, law, history
Ghosts of Rwanda (Videocassette : 120 min. ) [2004]
V.CASS. VHS 8330
Abstract: Chronicles the Rwandan genocide of 1993, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. The video also includes interviews with key government officials, diplomats, and eyewitnesses accounts.
Director: Greg Barker Distributor:PBS Video
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, genocide, history
God Sleeps in Rwanda (DVD : 28 min. ) [2005]
DVD 5902
Abstract: Uncovering amazing stories of hope in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, Academy Award-Nominee God Sleeps in Rwanda captures the spirit of five courageous women as they rebuild their lives, redefine women's roles in Rwandan society and bring hope to a wounded nation. The 1994 Rwandan Genocide left the country nearly 70 percent female, handing Rwanda's women an extraordinary burden and an unprecedented opportunity. Girls are attending school in record numbers, and women now make up a large part of the country's leadership. Working with two cameras and no crew except for their translator --a genocide survivor herself-- the filmmakers uncover incredible stories: an HIV-positive policewoman raising four children alone and attending night school to become a lawyer, a teenager who has become head of household for her four siblings, and a young woman orphaned in her teens who is now the top development official in her area. Heart-wrenching and inspiring, this powerful film is a brutal reminder of the consequences of the Rwandan tragedy, and a tribute to the strength and spirit of those who are moving forth. In Kinyarwanda and English, Subtitled
Director: Kimberlee Acquaro, Stacy Sherman Distributor:Women Make Movies
Keywords: Rwanda, gender, genocide, race relations, women
Gospel of AIDS, or, Dying Is Not a Sin (Videocassette : 57 min. ) [1993]
HEALTH: WC 503 C68 1993 AV
Abstract: Examines conditions affecting the spread of AIDS in (pre-genocide) Rwanda and public response to those infected with the disease.
Director: Gil Courtemanche Distributor:Alter-Ciné
Keywords: Rwanda, HIV/AIDS, poverty, epidemiology, public health
Hotel Rwanda (DVD : 122 min. ) [2004]
DVD 4192
Abstract: The deeply moving true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a five-star-hotel manager who used his wits and words to save more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Director: Terry George Distributor:Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, genocide, civil war, feature film
Hunting My Husband's Killer: A Rwandan Story (DVD : 51 min. ) [2004]
DVD 7966
Abstract: Lesley Bilinda, the Scottish widow of a Rwandan black pastor, returns ten years after the 1994 Rwandan genocide to search for his murderers only to find the truth elusive and forgiveness impossible. Lesley met Charles when she was working as a nurse in Rwanda, but their life together was shattered as genocide swept the country. In a hundred days of violence, about one million were killed. At the height of the genocide, Charles was abducted and never seen again. Ten years later, in a new atmosphere of openness, some of the killers are coming forward to confess their crimes. Lesley meets the manager of the guesthouse where Charles was last seen, Paster Kabeira. He is believed to have colluded with Hutu rebels and was seen handing Charles over to armed militants. He is now in prison, but he refuses to admit he did anything wrong. The meeting leaves her frustrated and upset, but she refuses to give up. She visits the Murambi Genocide Memorial site to confront for herself the scale of the genocide. Its full horror brings her to her knees. She travels on to Gahini, the village where she and Charles lived. A local man agrees to speak about the killings. As they talk, it becomes clear to her that he was one of the men who murdered her best friend, Anatolie. She feels disgust but also pity for him. She also uncovers some unexpected and unpalatable truths about her husband's 'secret life' which test her Christian faith to its limits.
Director: Jay Knox Distributor:NA
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, civil war, genocide, monuments
In Rwanda We Say: The Family that Does Not Speak Dies (Videocassette : 54 min. ) [2004]
V.CASS. VHS 8766
Abstract: Two years after the Gacaca tribunals, close to 16,000 genocide suspects, still untried, were released across the country. Having confessed to their crimes and having served the maximum sentence the Gacaca tribunals would eventually impose, perpetrators of genocidal violence are sent home to plow fields and fetch water alongside the people they victimized. In Rwanda We Say focuses on the release of one suspect, tracking the effect of his return on a tiny hillside hamlet. While the government's message of a 'united Rwandan family' permeates the language of the community, the imposed co-existence brings forth varying emotions, from numb acceptance to repressed rage.
Director: Anne Aghion Distributor:First Run/Icarus Films
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, civil war, genocide, law
In the Tall Grass (DVD : 57 min. ) [2006]
DVD7519
Abstract: In the Tall Grass tells the story of Rwanda's search for redemption after genocide as the country sits down to reckon with the horror in a network of informal, community courts called gacaca.
Director: J.Coll Metcalfe Distributor:NA
Keywords: Rwanda, gacaca, justice, genocide, law
Justice Pursued (DVD : 50 min. ) [1997]
DVD 9220
Abstract: Rwanda, Argentina, East Germany and Bosnia have been the locus for the most heinous acts of the last 20 years. In this program, Gerald Gahima, Rwanda's Minister of Justice, has the unenviable job of tracking down hundreds of Rwandans accused of perpertrating hideous atrocities against their neighbors during that country's recent civil war. We follow Gahima to Israel where, in an emotional meeting with a former Nazi-hunter, Gahima receives advice on how to proceed. The torture and murder of thousands of young Argentines by the Pinochet regime are detailed by a survivor. In East Germany, newly discovered Stasi training tapes paint a brutal portrait of political repression behind the Berlin Wall, while in Bosnia, efforts to track down the perpetrators of ethnic cleansing are ongoing.
Director: Jane Dibblin, Paul Mitchell, Michael Stewart Distributor:Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, political persecution, human rights, war crimes, law, genocide
Keepers of Memory (DVD : 52 min. ) [2005]
DVD7509
Abstract: Through eyewitness accounts and gripping footage, acclaimed director Eric Kabera takes the viewer on an emotional journey into the 1994 Rwandan genocide, its survivors, and the memorials created in the victims' honor. The film focuses on the personal accounts of men and women who watch over the sacred burial sites keeping the memories alive for future generations.
Director: Eric Kabera Distributor:Choices, Inc.
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, history, memorials
One Hundred Years of Silence (DVD : 39 min. ) [2006]
DVD 8698
Abstract: Documentary film about the near extermination of the Herero people of Namibia by German colonial soldiers in the first years of the 20th century. This history is told through the story of a young present-day Herero woman whose great-grandmother was raped by a German soldier, resulting in Georgina's light skin and eyes.
Director: Halfdan Muurholm Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Namibia, Herero, colonialism, history, genocide, violence
Regopstaan's Dream (DVD : 24 min. ) [2000]
DVD 8128
Abstract: In 1974, the South African apartheid government evicted the Bushmen inhabiting areas of the Kalahari Desert as part of an ongoing genocide against these people, which had gone on for generations. Forced to live in shanty conditions on the edge of their own land, the Khomani clan of the Bushmen initiated a fight to regain control of their ancestral lands. On 21st March 1999, at a ceremony in the Kalahari Desert, 300 of the world's remaining Bushmen were granted 125,000 acres of land by the new South African government. Regopstaan Krupier was an elder in the #Khomani clan of the Bushmen who initiated the fight to regain control of their ancestral lands. Regopstaan's Dream follows the story of his son, Dawid Krupier's campaign to make the dream come true by making sure that the South African government honors their agreement to allow him and his extended family the right to live in their Kalahari home.
Director: Chris Walker Distributor:NA
Keywords: South Africa, Kalahari, Bushmen, San, national parks, apartheid, politics, conservation, land
Republic Gone Mad: Rwanda 1894-1994 (A) (Videocassette : 60 min. ) [1996]
V. CASS. VHS 3790
Abstract: Recounts Rwanda's history from the 1885 partitioning of Africa that made it a German colony, to Belgian conquest decline, World War I, the creation of a republic under Kayibanda in 1961, and the ultimately catastrophic regime of Habyarimana. Provides background necessary to understand the recent massacres.
Director: Luc de Heusch & Kathleen de Bethune. Distributor:First Run/Icarus
Keywords: Rwanda, genocide, history, politics, ethnicity
Rwanda: History of a Genocide (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [1995]
V. CASS. VHS 6298
Abstract: This film shows, with compeling historical footage and first-hand accounts, that the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 had its seeds in the early colonization of the country.
Director: Robert Genoud Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Congo, Belgium, Rwanda, Tutsi, Hutu, genocide, civil war, history
Shake Hands with the Devil: the Journey of Roméo Dallaire (DVD : 91 min. ) [2005]
DVD 5120
Abstract: While many Americans were distracted by the OJ Simpson case, over 800,000 men, women and children were massacred in the small African country of Rwanda. The victims were mainly Tutsis, murdered by their Hutu neighbors. Canadian General Roméo Dallaire was charged with an impossible task: to head the UN peacekeeping mission with a handful of soldiers ordered not to use force to protect Rwandans from the mass slaughter. Based on Dallaire's best-selling book, Peter Raymont's documentary follows the General's return to the region 10 years later, as he comes to grips with the events that have haunted him --his struggles with top UN officials, expedient Belgian policy-makers and Clinton administration officials who ignored his pleas for reinforcements. The experience led to Dallaire's own life tragedy as he dealt with the psychological fallout of witnessing a genocide he was powerless to stop. Special features include: a reading by Roméo Dallaire of an excerpt of his book Shake hands with the Devil (6 min.); an interview with director Peter Raymont (8 min.); optional audio commentary by Peter Raymont or Geoff Pevere; a 56 min. classroom version of the film; photo gallery; reading list.
Director: Peter Raymont Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, civil war, ethnic violence, genocide, post-traumatic syndrome, United Nations
Sometimes in April (DVD : 140 min. ) [2005]
DVD 4304
Abstract: The plot focuses on two brothers embroiled in the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which nearly one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed. The protagonists (both Hutus) are reluctant soldier Augustin Muganza (Idris Elba), married to a Tutsi and father to three, and his brother Honoré (Oris Erhuero), a popular public figure espousing Hutu propaganda from a powerful pulpit: Radio RTLM in Rwanda. The film follows the two brothers both during the genocide and its contemporary aftermath. Special features: audio commentary with writer/director Raoul Peck, by Elvis Mitchell; making of Sometimes in April featurette; 100 days of genocide timeline; Rwandan photo essay.
Director: Raoul Peck Distributor:HBO Video
Keywords: Rwanda, Hutu, Tutsi, genocide, radio, media, feature film
Through My Eyes (DVD : 44 min. ) [2006]
DVD 7689
Abstract: Through My Eyes follows Rwandan youths who use the arts to help move the country forward ten years after the genocide. By expressing themselves through dance, poetry, music and painting, the teens, many of whom lost parents and family members during the conflict, are able to deal with the emotional and physical trauma they endured. The film documents how--through organizations and group activities--these creative talents not only honor those who perished but also confront new problems affecting the country such as poverty and AIDS. By focusing on what they can accomplish by working together in creative endeavors, the youth of Rwanda prove that art can not only benefit those around them but ensure that future generations have a brighter future.
Director: Hawa Essuman Distributor:NA
Keywords: Rwanda, youth, art, music, poverty, HIV/AIDS, genocide
War in Congo (DVD : 40 min. ) [2002]
DVD 8038
Abstract: Presents two stories about the struggle in Congo, capturing first a decade of crises including the Tutsi genocide in neighboring Rwanda, the resulting flood of refugees, the irreparable damage to Congo's wildlife, and the depredations against native Congolese and Rwandan refugees by Rwandan Hutu raiders and others. Following this, the focus narrows to the town of Shabunda, where a Catholic priest attempts to help his traumatized flock deal with the rape and murder it endures.
Director: hosted by Ted Koppel Distributor:Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Keywords: Congo, Rwanda, Tutsi, refugees, ethnic relations, environment, genocide, history
Yesterday in Rwanda (DVD : 14 min. ) [2005]
DVD 8259
Abstract: Yesterday in Rwanda is a haunting film that focuses on one survivor of the genocide and her experience of trauma, displacement and hope. Claire Wihogora emigrated to Canada in 1998, four years after her father, brother and countless other family and friends were killed. The film portrays Claire carrying on with her life today in Toronto, while inevitably haunted by terrible memories of Rwanda. On film she recounts how she and her sister hid in the brush while all around her people were massacred. Nothing can help her forget the hundred days when 800,000 members of the Hutu and Tutsi tribes were slaughtered. Yet she finds comfort in telling her story in schools 'to share it to make sure it never happens again.' Also, she has founded Women in Rwanda, which links female genocide survivors now living in North America in a support system. The film achieves a fascinating interplay of past and present, as images from Claire's everyday life in Toronto (grey tones) are differentiated from the images of Kigali rendered in color.
Director: Davina Pardo Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Rwanda, Kigali, history, civil war, genocide, emigration, NGO
September 16, 2008: Geoffrey Nyarota
