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1 online resource (streaming video file) |
| Summary |
Five women struggle to rebuild their lives and redefine women's roles in a country torn apart by war |
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Uncovering amazing stories of hope in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, Academy Award-Nominee God Sleeps in Rwanda captures the spirit of five courageous women as they rebuild their lives, redefine women s roles in Rwandan society and bring hope to a wounded nation. The 1994 Rwandan Genocide left the country nearly 70 percent female, handing Rwanda s women an extraordinary burden and an unprecedented opportunity. Girls are attending school in record numbers, and women now make up a large part of the country s leadership. Working with two cameras and no crew except for their translator a genocide survivor herself the filmmakers uncover incredible stories: an HIV-positive policewoman raising four children alone and attending night school to become a lawyer, a teenager who has become head of household for her four siblings, and a young woman orphaned in her teens who is now the top development official in her area. Heart-wrenching and inspiring, this powerful film is a brutal reminder of the consequences of the Rwandan tragedy, and a tribute to the strength and spirit of those who are moving forth |
| Analysis |
African Studies |
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Gender Studies |
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History - Modern |
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Race and Class Studies |
| Notes |
Duration: 29 minutes |
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Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Writers/directors/producers, Kimberlee Acquaro, Stacy Sherman |
| Performer |
Narrator, Rosario Dawson |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2004 |
| Notes |
In English |
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Soundtrack in English and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Women -- Rwanda
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Women's rights -- Rwanda
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Women -- Political activity -- Rwanda
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Women -- Crimes against -- Rwanda
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Genocide -- Rwanda -- History -- 20th century
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Documentary films -- United States
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Documentary films
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Genocide
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Women
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Women -- Crimes against
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Women -- Political activity
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Women's rights
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| SUBJECT |
Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95000214
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Rwanda
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United States
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documentary film.
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Short films
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Nonfiction films
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Documentary films
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History
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Short films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Courts métrages.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Acquaro, Kimberlee, filmmaker.
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Sherman, Stacy, filmmaker.
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Acquaro, Kimberlee, director.
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Sherman, Stacy, director.
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Dawson, Rosario, narrator.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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Kanopy Streaming Service, film distributor
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Women Make Movies (Firm)
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