Rwanda and Juliet

Rwanda and Juliet is a post-Rwandan genocide documentary by Canadian producer Ben Proudfoot.[1][2]

Rwanda and Juliet
Directed byNova Scotian [3]
Produced byBen Proudfoot
CinematographyDavid Bolen
Running time
88 minutes [4]

Plot

The film follows the trip of Dartmouth College professor emeritus Andrew Garrod to Kigali where he tries to enlist descendants of the Hutu and Tutsi into performing the Shakespearean classic with hope that it could lead to their reconciliation.[5]

Reception

The film has been added to the curriculum of British Universities Film & Video Council.[6] It has been screened at Meredith College,[7] the student association of the USC Shoah Foundation.[8]

Festivals and screenings

2016 Rwanda Film Festival[9]

2016 Wisconsin Film Festival[10]

Awards

The film won the best documentary at the 16th annual Phoenix Film Festival.[11]

References

  1. ^ "'Rwanda & Juliet' explores struggle of post-genocide". The East African. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  2. ^ Rwanda & Juliet, retrieved 2022-08-05
  3. ^ "Rwandan Romeo and Juliet chronicled in new documentary". CBC News. 2014-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26.
  4. ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/201604110413.html [bare URL]
  5. ^ Pela, Robrt L. "Rwanda and Juliet Sees Hutu and Tutsi Teens Through Shakespeare". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. ^ "Rwanda & Juliet · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  7. ^ Nicholson, Reah (2016-10-02). "Rwanda and Juliet". Meredith College. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  8. ^ ""Rwanda & Juliet" Film Screening". CAGR | USC Dornsife. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  9. ^ "Africiné - Rwanda Film Festival - RFF 2016". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  10. ^ Citizen, Ben Rueter | Beaver Dam Daily (7 October 2016). "Wayland screens 'Rwanda and Juliet' documentary". Wiscnews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  11. ^ "Halifax filmmaker's doc on Shakespeare in Rwanda wins big at U.S. festival". CBC News. 2016-04-13. Archived from the original on 2022-08-06.