In 1994, hundreds of thousands of Rwandan Hutus were incited to wipe out the country’s Tutsi minority. From the crowded capital to the smallest village, local ‘patrols’ massacred lifelong friends and family members. Announced in 2001, and ending this year, the government put in place the Gacaca —open-air hearings with citizen-judges meant to try their neighbors and rebuild the nation. As part of this experiment in reconciliation, confessed genocide killers are sent home from prison, while survivors are asked to resume living side-by-side. Filming for close to a decade, Anne Aghion has charted the impact of Gacaca on survivors and perpetrators alike. Through their fear and anger, accusations and defenses, blurry truths, inconsolable sadness, and hope for life renewed, she captures the emotional journey to coexistence.

Expected to be in attendance:  Director Anne Aghion

Anne Aghion directed the critically acclaimed ICE PEOPLE, which she shot over four months in Antarctica. Aghion began her film career after a decade at The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune in Paris.

Anne Aghion directed the critically acclaimed ICE PEOPLE, which she shot over four months in Antarctica. Aghion began her film career after a decade at The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune in Paris.