This film was amazing.
It wasn't the cinematography, etc, that made it amazing. It was the harsh realism that really caught me by the mouth and reeled me in... all the way in. I just sat there with my mouth gapping open because I could not believe what I was watching.
This film is about the Rwandan Genocide that started in 1994 by the Hutus. It explores the after math of the genocide, four years later, 1998. There are interviews of students who were from Rwanda, but were able to escape before the outbreak of the genocide and their thoughts about the loss of their families, home, and culture. There were also scenes of various authors from different parts of Africa, who decided to band together and find out about the genocide and write a book about it, to bring awareness to the people in Africa. There is a lot more to the film also. Scenes of dead carcasses and skeletal remains were shown from the genocide. There were many, but nothing compared to the total number of people killed. It was harsh, but someone had to shed some light onto the aftermath of the genocide, and Francois Woukoache did. I wish I were able to express more about the film but I just can't grasp everything that I saw. There was so much, and, frankly, I am really overwhelmed with emotions and thoughts right now. I would recommend this film to anyone. It really made me think more about the situation of the genocide and how it is possible for an "inner-ethnic killing" could arise. Why would people of the same ethnic group, who all live together in the same continent be compelled to kill one another? If anyone ever has the answer, feel free to leave a comment because I really would like to know.
After the film ended there was a questions and answers session. I wish I had asked an answer but I didn't want to annoy him with my questions, so I just listened. And after the questions and answers session I went up to Francois and introduced myself... actually more like made a fool of myself. His first language is French and because I spoke a little I felt that I should have spoken French to him. Big Mistake. This is what ended up happening. I walked up to him and shook this hand. Then I said "Bonjour! Je parle francais, un peu. Je voudrais dire, merci beaucoup." ("Hi! I speak very little French. I would like to say, Thank you very much.")Then I said something else but didn't once introduce my name to him! hahahaha. I realized that after I left. I feel so smart.
Seriously, wth is wrong with me? I meet this amazing film director and that is what I say and don't even properly introduce myself?! lol.
Anyways, yesterday I watched another movie that the Resident Hall Advisors put on for us. It's called "Food Inc." I had heard of it before because my sister watched it and I finally got a chance to watch it. This film was also great because it is a documentary that exposes the truths about huge food companies, such as Tyson, Monsanto, etc and how they kind of monopolize the food industry. There is a lot I would like to say for this film but I will save it for later because I really need to do my readings and start on my paper. So until next time. Au revoir!
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