Behind This Convent is a 2008 post Rwandan genocide documentary directed by Gilbert Ndahayo. It was premiered at the 28th Verona African Film Festival.[1][2]
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Synopsis edit
On April 10, 1994, in the small town of Astrida in Rwanda, Génocidaires break into a convent. They loot and take hostage along the road. Then they take 200 Tutsis and execute them in a courtyard behind the convent.[3] Returning home as a 13 year old, Ndahayo discovered the bodies of his family at a pit in his backyard.[4][5]
Awards edit
- Verona Award for Best African Film[6][7]
- Signis Commendation for Best African documentary at Zanzibar International Film Festival (2008)[8][9]
References edit
- ^ Behind This Convent, retrieved 2022-08-06
- ^ "Gilbert Ndahayo takes his film skills to another level". The New Times | Rwanda. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Ndahayo, Gilbert (2008). "Behind This Convent". gwonline.unc.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Screening of Behind This Convent, a Documentary Film about the 1994 Rwandan Tutsi Genocide". USC Shoah Foundation. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Rwanda :Beyond the Deadly Pit [Film Screening]". involved.webster.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "My perfect weekend with Gilbert Ndahayo". The New Times | Rwanda. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Maisha Film Lab | Gilbert Ndahayo". Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "My perfect weekend with Gilbert Ndahayo". The New Times | Rwanda. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ umbrella.lib.umb.edu https://umbrella.lib.umb.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01MA_UMB:01MA_UMB&tab=Everything&docid=alma998386663503746&query=any,contains,01MA_UMB_ALMA2170135450003746&context=L&lang=en. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
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