Keepers of Memory

Keepers of Memory is a 2004 documentary film directed by Rwandan filmmaker Eric Kabera. It documents the eyewitness accounts and traumatic aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Synopsis

In the documentary, features accounts of victims and perpetrators of the genocide.[1][2][3]

Production

The title refers to the people who take care of Rwanda's sacred burial sites, which keep the memory of the genocide alive for future generations.[4]

Release and later screenings

Keepers of Memory was screened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]

It was shown at the 5th Jewish Filmfestival Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, in 2011,[6] and at the 2020 Fribourg International Film Festival in Fribourg, Switzerland.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Eric Kabera (Kwetu Film Institute) : Changing the Story". changingthestory.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Keepers Of Memory (2004) Movie Review from Eye for Film". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Celebrity watch: Eric Kabera". The New Times. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Screening of Keepers of Memory with Director Eric Kabera". USC Shoah Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b Keepers of Memory, retrieved 27 July 2022
  6. ^ "Keepers of Memory". Jewish Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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