Photos of a Gacaca justice process in Rwanda

Film trilogy on the Gacaca in Rwanda

To reveal the complex process of achieving co-existence after killings of cataclysmic proportions, this upcoming third film on the Gacaca justice and reconstruction process in Rwanda focuses on the weekly pre-trial hearings leading up to the community-based Gacaca trials in the same rural hillside community that Aghion’s two previous films focused on. Shot over the course of three years, through the narratives of killers, bystanders and survivors—most of whom have known each other since they were children—spoken at the weekly Gacaca hearings, the film contrasts the collective historical record with the individually narrated experiences of the protagonists. This essential last chapter in the trilogy will be completed in early 2009, in time for special event screenings during the 15th year commemoration of the Rwandan genocide.

In Rwanda we say... The family that does not speak dies

2005 Emmy Award Winner for its broadcast on Sundance Channel.

"An astonishing [film]..." —The Washington Post

"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. Those seeking to know whether reconciliation is possible in Rwanda must look for their answer in this compelling expression of Rwandan voices."
—Alison des Forges, Senior Adviser to the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch

screenings

In Rwanda We Say… and Gacaca are at the 2008 Cinema Verite Festival in Paris! Oct. 10–12, 2008.

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support

You can make tax deductible donations for the third film in Rwanda at Women Make Movies — the fiscal sponsor for the Rwanda and Ice People projects.

in other news

In ICE PEOPLE Anne Aghion delivers an intriguing slice-of-life that observes Antarctica's beautiful and imposing landscapes and the unique challenges experienced by those who work there.

Gacaca Living together again in Rwanda?

"Seminal..." —Variety

"The film captures quite precisely much of what is most compelling and unsettling about Rwanda's quest for justice after genocide - and, more: it captures the feel of Rwanda, the landscape, the texture of the place, the rhythm of speech and movement, the weird brilliance of colors amid the gloom of the spirit. The sense of being there came across so vividly that at times, while watching the film, I found myself having strong smell memories."
—Philip Gourevitch, Editor of "The Paris Review", long-time staff writer of "The New Yorker", and author of the award-winning bestseller, "We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families, Stories from Rwanda"