There will be a record-setting 28 films at this year's film festival. The films are documentaries by and about women. While there are many films in the line up that I would like to see, I wouldn't miss "As We Forgive". I have a special connection with the women of Rwanda and I encourage everyone to see this film.
As We Forgive
Filmmaker: Laura Waters Hinson
Filmmaker Attending
Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? This is the question faced by the subjects of As We Forgive, a documentary about Rosaria and Chantal—two Rwandan women coming face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide. The subjects of As We Forgive speak for a nation still wracked by the grief of a genocide that killed one in eight Rwandans in 1994 and follows their extraordinary journey from death to life through forgiveness.
53 minutes. You can view a trailer and learn more about this film at: http://www.asweforgivemovie.com/
As part of the Festival in the Community series which is free to the public, As We Forgive will be showing at the City Council Chambers at 12:30 pm today and is free. The filmmaker will offer a Q&A session after the film. Please join me.
Find more information on the films being shown at the RMWFF along with schedule information at:
http://www.rmwfilmfest.org/index.php
