‘Izingiro ry’Amahoro’ is a documentary film that tells Rwanda’s history from the colonial rule, roots of genocide perpetrated against Tutsi and reintegration of Rwandans after 1994.
This film was produced by Gasigwa Léopold, 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.
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’Igihugu (National Itorero), Antoine Mugesera and priest Kibanguka André among others.
Gasigwa says that he produced the documentary to give an in-depth point of Rwanda’s 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.
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“Whoever watches the film gets deeper insights of preparation and execution of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and the country’s 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.”
By producing ‘Izingiro ry’Amahoro’ documentary, Gasana wanted to show Rwanda’s 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.
“ The documentary is called ‘Izingiro ry’Amahoro’ 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.”
“There was no revenge but the government introduced unity, reconciliation and resilience lessons which supported the foundations of recovered peace in Rwanda,”added Gasana.
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. .
‘Izingiro ry’Amahoro’ for sale
‘Izingiro ry’Amahoro’film 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.
“I will market the film in other countries since it has subtitles translating the film in English allowing for all people to understand the message,” said Gasana.
This film has emerged among awardees of Rwanda Movie Awards for being the Best Documentary.
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.
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