{\u201cSweet Dreams,\u201d a documentary about efforts by the Brooklyn-based Blue Marble Ice Cream company to help a group of Rwandan women open their own shop, could have come off as insensitive or twee. And in the first 10 minutes, I worried that it was, indeed, about how artisanal food could save Africa.}<\/p>\n
When viewers are facing the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda, in which hundreds of thousands of Tutsis were slaughtered in 1994, it\u2019s easy to think that ice cream is a comparatively petty concern. But, thankfully, the sibling directors Lisa and Rob Fruchtman have made a nuanced and deftly edited film about a complex issue. It\u2019s fascinating to see the natural resources in this \u201cland of milk and honey\u201d transformed into novelty and development through a soft-serve machine. And, as one man says, \u201cIf you are bringing development to the woman, you are bringing it to the whole family.\u201d It is rare to see a movie present such weighty problems and offer nonsimplistic, practical solutions in story form.<\/p>\n
Ms. Fruchtman\u2019s background as an editor (\u201cApocalypse Now\u201d and \u201cHeaven\u2019s Gate\u201d) may have helped guide the skillful narrative structure here. The initial focus on the struggles and successes of a small business may be familiar to Western audiences. But then the individual past horrors endured by these women are revealed in subtle and dramatic ways, until we realize the weight of trauma in this nation. \u201cCan someone just see you and start guessing your story?\u201d one subject wonders.<\/p>\n
Source: New York Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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