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Sometimes in April
(2005) Directed by Raoul Peck
April 1 - Tuesday - 7:00 p.m.
Raoul Peck's drama tells the story of two brothers split by the eruption
of the Rwandan genocide in April 1994, in which some 800,000 Tut-
sis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu nationalists in the span
of 100 days. "Every year in April, I remember how quickly life ends.
Every year, I remember how lucky I should feel to be alive. Every year
in April, I remember." (DigiBeta. 140 min. Rated PG-13.)
As We Forgive
(2010) Directed by Laura Waters Hinson
April 8 - Tuesday - 7:00 p.m.
Could you face those who massacred your family (and an eighth of
your country's population) and forgive them? This documentary film
explores the challenges of Rwanda's home-grown solution to seek-
ing reconciliation after the genocide of 800,000 of its citizens in an
ethnic civil war in 1994. With 50,000 killers being returned to the
very villages where they committed their horrific crimes, can a nation
forgive these perpetrators and learn to function once again as a civil
society? (Digital. 53 min. Not Rated.)
April 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the outbreak of the genocide in Rwanda, during which nearly
a million people were slaughtered in the span of 100 days. Today, as the U.S. and other leading powers
continue to debate the political and financial role that they should play in the world, the lessons from the
Rwandan genocide seem to have been forgotten. This three-film series offers up cinematic views of the
tragedy, the difficulties of national reconciliation, and the next generation's hope for a brighter future.
This series is sponsored by Global Village Living-Learning Center, Books & Beyond Project, School of Global
and International Studies, Department of Political Science, African Studies Program, School of Education,
and IU Cinema. Special thanks to Jeffrey Holdeman. Screenings are free, but ticketed.
Africa United
(2010) Directed by Debs Paterson
April 22 - Tuesday - 7:00 p.m.
This comical but touching road movie tells the story of three Rwandan kids who travel 3,000 miles
of misadventures in pursuit of their goal to attend the World Cup in South Africa. With an infectious
soundtrack, innovative storytelling, and large doses of the daunting realities facing young people in
Africa, this hope-filled story of perseverance places the future in the hands of the next generation which
must use its ingenuity, spunk, and imagination to realize its dreams. (2K DCP. 88 min. Rated PG.)