home
browse films
new
who we are
distribution services
donate
contact
Shopping Cart
Items
0
Films
New Releases
Subject Areas
All Films A-Z
About
Who We Are
Press
Contact
Donate
Order Info
Licensing
For Filmmakers
Distribution Services
Submit a Film
Impact
Host a Screening
Community Screening Info
Screening Request Form
Logged Out
My Account
Login
Register
Home
Films
Subject Areas
global studies
Forsaken Cries: The Story of Rwanda
Forsaken Cries: The Story of Rwanda
In 1994, close to one million people were killed in a planned and systematic genocide in the African country of Rwanda, the largest systematic murder of a single race since the Holocaust.
How did this carnage occur when the world declared after WWII that it would never tolerate such mass murder again? Who was responsible? Why did the international community fail to respond? This sensitively filmed documentary attempts to answer these questions.
Forsaken Cries
incorporates historical footage of the colonial period, interviews with survivors and analyses of key issues including: international law; history of the Great Lakes region; failure of the international community, US policy and NGOs; the refugee crisis; women's human rights violations; and the war crimes tribunal.
This is a case study of the horrendous consequences of neglecting preventive diplomacy.
DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
An information-packed 100-page booklet, useful for both teachers and human rights activists, is available for
download here.
It is divided into these sections:
Human Rights
History Of Rwanda
What is Genocide?
World's Response
Rape as a Weapon
Refugee Crisis
Arms Flows
Struggle Against Impunity
Classroom Activities
Resources
Preview link available upon request. Contact
support@videoproject
for more information
Forsaken Cries
looks at the chilling Rwandan genocide and the world's response to it.
A film by Andrea Torrice, Curt Goering
Executive Producer Kathi Lynn Austin
35 Minutes
Grades 11 - Adult
Item #:
FOR-469
This documentary looks at the roots of the conflict in Rwanda that led to the genocide of nearly one million Tutsi people by Hutu military extremists beginning in April of 1994.
Starting at $59
Select License (limited Public Performance Rights included)
Licensing Options
K-12 Schools, Public Libraries, Community Groups - $59
K-12 DVD + Digital File - $109
Colleges, Businesses, Other Institutions - $125
Colleges (DVD with Digital Site License) - $275
K-12 School District pricing available. Please inquire at
[email protected]
Put me on the Waiting List
+
-
Add to Cart
Reviews and Festivals
"
Highly Recommended.
This documentary is flawless in its summary history of Rwanda, bringing the viewer from the Belgian colonialist’s institution of ethnic division in Rwanda to the country’s genocidal conflict beginning in 1994. The film begins by posing the question, “Could this have been prevented?” I simply cannot give enough praise for this film. By its very format and sequential presentation of facts and events, the film begs for classroom discussion."
— Educational Media Reviews Online
"
Recommended.
In the spring of 1994, the world was 'shocked' by the genocidal killing in an African country that had hitherto attracted little global attention: Rwanda. While critics at the time dismissed the tragedy as 'tribal conflict,' the reality -- as this hard-hitting documentary makes abundantly clear -- was more complicated, though no less obvious. Combining interviews with local officials, social commentators, and Amnesty International representatives, along with archival and brutal contemporary footage,
Forsaken Cries
makes a convincing case that the warning signs were in place well before the actual slaughter transpired. Sure to stimulate class discussion, and accompanied by an extensive notebook-sized study guide, this is recommended."
— Video Librarian
Feature 9
related films
Item In Cart
Climate Refugees
Starting at $89
Select Options
Item In Cart
Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean
Starting at $79
Select Options
Item In Cart
RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope
Starting at $89
Select Options
Item In Cart
Tapestries of Hope
Starting at $89
Select Options
related subjects
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
global studies
>
African Studies
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
global studies
>
Peace and Conflict
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
global studies
>
World History
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
social science
>
Political Science
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
social science
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
social science
>
Human Rights
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
social science
>
History
Films
>
Subject Areas
>
global studies
>
Immigration
×
TOP
Logged Out
My Account
Login
Register
Categories
Films
New Releases
Subject Areas
All Films A-Z
About
Who We Are
Press
Contact
Donate
Order Info
Licensing
For Filmmakers
Distribution Services
Submit a Film
Impact
Host a Screening
Community Screening Info
Screening Request Form
Menu Links
home
browse films
new
who we are
distribution services
donate
contact
×
Store Login
Email
Password
Log in to my account
Reset my password