{"id":24957,"date":"2016-04-28T05:44:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T05:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/izingiro-ry-amahoro-documentary-telling-rwanda-s\/"},"modified":"2016-04-30T03:33:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T03:33:39","slug":"izingiro-ry-amahoro-documentary-telling-rwanda-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/izingiro-ry-amahoro-documentary-telling-rwanda-s\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Izingiro ry\u2019Amahoro\u2019 documentary: Telling Rwanda\u2019s  genocide story and the spool of peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{ \u2018Izingiro ry\u2019Amahoro\u2019 is a documentary film that tells  Rwanda\u2019s history from the colonial rule, roots of genocide perpetrated against Tutsi and reintegration of Rwandans after 1994.}<\/p>\n<p>This film was produced by Gasigwa L\u00e9opold, 36, who says that it took him seven years to put together.  It was released in 2013 and shown in various universities and secondary schools in Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>It shows  some of government officials telling the truth of what they witnessed and talk about history and politics of Rwanda since 1959. Some of these leaders include Tito Rutaremara , the chairman of Itorero ry\u2019Igihugu (National Itorero), Antoine Mugesera and priest Kibanguka Andr\u00e9 among others.<\/p>\n<p>Gasigwa says that he produced the documentary to give an in-depth point of Rwanda\u2019s  of  genocide history, and how it was stopped by soldiers of RPF Inkotanyi. It  demonstrates the resilience of Rwandans after dark moments the country experienced.<\/p>\n<p>{{Particular }} <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever watches the film gets deeper insights of preparation and execution of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and the country\u2019s resilience and healing process.It documents  how  the Tutsi lived  before genocide and includes history of killings of Tutsi in 1959, 1961, 1982 and 1994.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By producing  \u2018Izingiro ry\u2019Amahoro\u2019 documentary, Gasana wanted to show Rwanda\u2019s long walk from the abyss of death, healing the wounds, picking the pieces and rebuilding individual, community and national hope. It casts the achievements, gained under the leadership of a  government of unity and rallies Rwandans on unity, harmony and desisting the evils that go with genocide ideology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c The documentary is called \u2018Izingiro ry\u2019Amahoro\u2019 to give a point of reflection on reconciliation, reflecting that  if the government of unity revenged, Rwanda would have been destroyed  completely. As a genocide survivor, I would comply with whoever leads me to the way of revenge since I was sunk into sorrow resulting form my relatives killed during the genocide when  my wounds were still fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no revenge but the government introduced unity, reconciliation and resilience lessons which supported the foundations of recovered peace  in Rwanda,\u201dadded Gasana.<\/p>\n<p>The film demonstrates intense killing exercises of the Tutsi in Karama, a region of former Runyinya district,Kaduha and Murambi from former Gikongoro Province, Nyanza ya Mwima, Mushirarungu and Ruhashya among others. .<\/p>\n<p>{{\u2018Izingiro ry\u2019Amahoro\u2019 for sale }} <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Izingiro ry\u2019Amahoro\u2019film tells a true story.  The film lasts 110 minutes and has been showing in various schools of Rwanda since 2013. Gasigwa says that he wishes to market  it in East Africa and European countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will market the film in other countries since it has subtitles translating the film in English allowing for all people to understand  the message,\u201d said Gasana.<\/p>\n<p>This film has emerged among awardees of Rwanda Movie Awards for being the Best Documentary.<\/p>\n<p>It is now on sale in Librairie Caritas Kigali and Librairie Caritas Huye, Librairie Ikirezi in Kigali city and elsewhere. It costs Rwf 15,000 in Kigali while the price is Southern Province is Rwf 10,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-11998 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/fd693b0e-5a79-47fc-98bb-7eccafdcfbcd.jpg\" alt=\"Gasigwa L\u00e9opold\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-12019 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20160330-wa0002.jpg\" alt=\"The film of Gasigwa  has emerged among awardees of Rwanda Movie Awards for being the Best Documentary.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{ \u2018Izingiro ry\u2019Amahoro\u2019 is a documentary film that tells Rwanda\u2019s history from the colonial rule, roots of genocide perpetrated against Tutsi and reintegration of Rwandans after 1994.} This film was produced by Gasigwa L\u00e9opold, 36, who says that it took him seven years to put together. 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