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My Neighbor, My Killer
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Wikipedia article
'My Neighbor, My Killer' is a 2009 French-American documentary film directed by Anne Aghion that focuses on the process of the Gacaca courts, a citizen-based justice system that was put into place in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. Filmed over ten years, it makes us reflect on how people can live together after such a traumatic experience. Through the story and the words of the inhabitants of a small rural community, we see survivors and killers learn how to coexist.
Critical reception and awards
It was an Official Selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, the winner of the Human Rights Watch's Nestor Almendros Prize for courage in filmmaking, a nominee for the 2009 Gotham Best Documentary Award and the winner of the best documentary at Montreal Black Festival. The film has been shown at film festivals and universities around the world, including in Rwanda. It is rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
'My Neighbor, My Killer' is the feature length based on the Gacaca Series, composed of three films that Anne Aghion made over the years in Rwanda, one of which - "In Rwanda We SayThe Family That Does Not Speak Dies" - received an Emmy Award.
Festivals
* Human Rights Watch Film Festival
* Cannes Film Festival, 2009
* San Francisco International Film Festival, 2009
* Vancouver International Film Festival, 2009
* Chicago International Film Festival, 2009
* Honorable Mention: One Future Prize, Munich Film Festival, 2009
* Fribourg International Film Festival, 2020
* Nominee: Best Documentary, Gotham Awards, 2009
References
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