"In Rwanda we say...The family that does not speak dies" - April 2
You are cordially invited to the premiere of a powerful new documentary:
"In Rwanda we say...The family that does not speak dies"
Friday, April 2nd -- 6:30 p.m.
New School University, Swayduck Auditorium
65 Fifth Ave.
The screening will be followed by a discussion in Q & A with:
Anne Aghion, filmmaker
Lars Waldorf, Visiting Fellow, Harvard Law School Human Rights Program;
former Human Rights Watch Researcher in Rwanda, 2002-2004
Sponsored by The New School Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Media
Studies Programs and the University Diversity Initiatives
To mark the International Day of Reflection on the 10th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the Sundance Channel and The New School University in New York will premiere a powerful new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Anne Aghion. The screenings will be followed by panel discussions.
In a profound testament to the liberating power of speech "In Rwanda we
say...The family that does not speak dies" ventures to a rural Rwandan village,
just as the government is releasing close to 16,000 Hutu prisoners accused of
horrific genocidal crimes. Now, in a place where daily existence depends on
cooperation, survivors of the 1994 attempt to eradicate the Tutsi minority must
live side-by-side with their assailants. Fear and violence lurk just beneath
the surface, but, as the camera rolls, the people of this tiny hamlet begin a
remarkable dialogue, a possible first step toward reconciliation.
Alison des Forges, Senior Adviser to Human Rights Watch, Africa Division, and
an internationally recognized expert on Rwanda, says of the film "With
extraordinary sensitivity, Aghion takes us into the heart of the problem of
reconciliation in a post-genocidal society -- not with wordy abstractions but with
the earthy, real expressions of the people, victims and accused criminals, who
must try to live together..."
"In Rwanda we say..." is the follow up to Aghion's "Gacaca, Living Together
Again in Rwanda?", 2003 winner of UNESCO's coveted Fellini Prize, and a film
critics hailed as "Remarkable," "Strong…an impressive docu," and "Riveting."
Both "In Rwanda we say..." and "Gacaca.." will make their U.S. broadcast
premiere on THE SUNDANCE CHANNEL on April 5th, headlining a Docday commemorating
the Rwandan genocide. In addition, the Pioneer Theater in New York will run a
limited engagement of both films on April 16-18.
"In Rwanda we say...The family that does not speak dies"
Friday, April 2nd -- 6:30 p.m.
New School University, Swayduck Auditorium
65 Fifth Ave.
The screening will be followed by a discussion in Q & A with:
Anne Aghion, filmmaker
Lars Waldorf, Visiting Fellow, Harvard Law School Human Rights Program;
former Human Rights Watch Researcher in Rwanda, 2002-2004
Sponsored by The New School Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Media
Studies Programs and the University Diversity Initiatives
To mark the International Day of Reflection on the 10th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the Sundance Channel and The New School University in New York will premiere a powerful new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Anne Aghion. The screenings will be followed by panel discussions.
In a profound testament to the liberating power of speech "In Rwanda we
say...The family that does not speak dies" ventures to a rural Rwandan village,
just as the government is releasing close to 16,000 Hutu prisoners accused of
horrific genocidal crimes. Now, in a place where daily existence depends on
cooperation, survivors of the 1994 attempt to eradicate the Tutsi minority must
live side-by-side with their assailants. Fear and violence lurk just beneath
the surface, but, as the camera rolls, the people of this tiny hamlet begin a
remarkable dialogue, a possible first step toward reconciliation.
Alison des Forges, Senior Adviser to Human Rights Watch, Africa Division, and
an internationally recognized expert on Rwanda, says of the film "With
extraordinary sensitivity, Aghion takes us into the heart of the problem of
reconciliation in a post-genocidal society -- not with wordy abstractions but with
the earthy, real expressions of the people, victims and accused criminals, who
must try to live together..."
"In Rwanda we say..." is the follow up to Aghion's "Gacaca, Living Together
Again in Rwanda?", 2003 winner of UNESCO's coveted Fellini Prize, and a film
critics hailed as "Remarkable," "Strong…an impressive docu," and "Riveting."
Both "In Rwanda we say..." and "Gacaca.." will make their U.S. broadcast
premiere on THE SUNDANCE CHANNEL on April 5th, headlining a Docday commemorating
the Rwandan genocide. In addition, the Pioneer Theater in New York will run a
limited engagement of both films on April 16-18.
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