Filmography of the Rwandan Genocide

This is a filmography for films and artistry on the graphic, theatrical and conventional, documental portrayal of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. In 2005 Alison Des Forges wrote that eleven years after the genocide films for popular audiences on the subject greatly increased "widespread realization of the horror that had taken the lives of more than half a million Tutsi".^[1]

Docudramas

• 100 Days (2001). Dramatic feature film directed by Nick Hughes and produced by the journalist Eric Kabera.
• Hotel Rwanda (2004). Dramatic feature film about Paul Rusesabagina, a Kigali hotellier, and the events around the Hôtel des Mille Collines, a sanctuary for Tutsis and moderate Hutus after its owner shut his doors against the genocide. The film was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, and is on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 most inspirational films of all time
• Shooting Dogs (called Beyond the Gates in the US) (2005). A priest (John Hurt) and a teacher (Hugh Dancy) get caught up in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Dramatic feature film directed by Michael Caton-Jones.
• Sometimes in April (2005). Dramatic feature film detailing events prior, during and after the genocide through the story of an intermarried Hutu-Tutsi family.
• A Sunday in Kigali (2006). Dramatic feature film based on the book A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali (Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali) (2000).
• The Overwhelming (2006). Play by American writer J. T. Rogers set in Rwanda in early 1994. Royal National Theatre, London, in association with Out of Joint. World première, May 2006. The Overwhelming at the NT.
• Shake Hands with the Devil (2007). Dramatic feature film based on the Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire's book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (J'ai serré la main du diable: La faillite de l'humanité au Rwanda) (2003).

Documentaries

• Journey into Darkness (1994). Documentary film shot within Rwanda throughout the genocide, by the journalist Fergal Keane. A BBC Panorama production.
• A Culture of Murder (1994). Documentary film on the Rwandan Genocide, and the plight of its refugees, by the journalist Steve Bradshaw. A BBC Panorama production.
• The Bloody Tricolor (1995). Documentary film on the involvement of France in Rwanda prior to the genocide. A BBC Panorama production.
• Valentina's Story (1997). Documentary film on the story of Valentina, a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide, by the journalist Fergal Keane. A BBC Panorama production.
• When Good Men Do Nothing (1997). Documentary film on the failure of the UN, and the west, by the journalist Steve Bradshaw. A BBC Panorama production.
• Triumph of Evil (1998). Documentary film on the failure of the UN, and the west, an adaption, originally by the journalist Steve Bradshaw. A PBS [1] production.
• Beyond the Gates (2005)
• A Generation After Genocide (2009). Documentary film that follows three orphaned youth of different class, gender and ethnicity who are all connected by soccer. An OPC Films production. Currently in production. Directed by Torey Kohara and Jonathan Weiman.

• Keepers of Memory (2004). Documentary film directed by the journalist Eric Kabera.
• Shake Hands With The Devil: The Journey Of Roméo Dallaire (2004). Documentary film directed by Peter Raymont. CBC.
• "Rwanda, how history can lead to genocide" directed by Robert Genoud.
• Ghosts of Rwanda (2005). Documentary film directed by the PBS. Post by the The Triumph of Evil website.
• Exploring Rwanda and Darfur" (2006). TV Documentary directed by the PBS. Post by the The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, on the website.
• Flowers of Rwanda (2008). Documentary film directed by David Muñoz. Post by the Hibrida Newsgroup, on the website.
• Intended Consequences by Jonathan Torgovnik on MediaStorm
• Flower in the Gun Barrel is a 2009 documentary that focuses on the process of reconciliation and forgiveness in post genocide Rwanda.

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