As We Forgive
Encyclopedia
As We Forgive is the 2008 student Academy Award-winning documentary by filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson.
n women who come face-to-face with the neighbors who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide
, and their personal journeys toward forgiveness. Featuring in-depth interviews with both survivors and murderers, As We Forgive provides an intimate, first-hand view of the encounters between genocide perpetrators and their victims’ families.
Audience Choice Award, National Geographic All Roads Film Fest
Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival
Winner, Best Documentary, Angelus Student Film Fest
Winner, Best Film, Fiuggi Family Film Festival, Italy
Official Selection, Seattle Human Rights Film Festival, Amnesty International
Official Selection, Kansas International Film Fest
Official Selection, Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Fest
Official Selection, LA Femme Film Fest
Synopsis
The film tells the story of two RwandaRwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
n women who come face-to-face with the neighbors who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
, and their personal journeys toward forgiveness. Featuring in-depth interviews with both survivors and murderers, As We Forgive provides an intimate, first-hand view of the encounters between genocide perpetrators and their victims’ families.
Awards and nominations
Gold Winner, Best Documentary, 2008 Student Academy AwardsAcademy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
Audience Choice Award, National Geographic All Roads Film Fest
Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival
Heartland Film Festival
The Heartland Film Festival is a film festival held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana. First held in 1992, its goal is to "recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life."In May 2007, Heartland...
Winner, Best Documentary, Angelus Student Film Fest
Winner, Best Film, Fiuggi Family Film Festival, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Official Selection, Seattle Human Rights Film Festival, Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
Official Selection, Kansas International Film Fest
Official Selection, Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Fest
Official Selection, LA Femme Film Fest