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Genocide & Mass Violence

How do nations struggle with mass violence and the rule of law? How do communities work to achieve reconciliation, repair dispossession, and remember those lost? Genocide and mass violence, past and present, raise all of these complex concerns and more.

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Amandla!

Black South African freedom music played a central role against apartheid. This film specifically considers the music that sustained and galvanized blacks for more than 40 years.

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Beyond Belief

This documentary details the lives of Patti Quigley and Susan Retik, two Boston women who were both pregnant when they lost their husbands in the 9/11 attacks.

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Darfur Now

Six diverse people striving to end the suffering in war-ravaged Darfur are followed in this documentary, demonstrating the power of individuals to influence social change.

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Forsaken Cries: The Story of Rwanda

In 1994, close to one million people were killed in a planned and systematic genocide in Rwanda, the largest systematic murder of a single race since the Holocaust.

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Gacaca

Could you forgive the people who slaughtered your family? After the genocide of 1994, the Rwandan government held hearings with citizen-judges meant to try their neighbors and rebuild the nation.

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Good Man in Hell: General Romeo Dallaire and the Rwanda Genocide

An interview with General Romeo Dallaire, the leader of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Rwanda, provides an overview of the genocide and elaborates upon the failure of prevention.

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Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

A story of destinies joined by Guatemala's past, and how a documentary film intertwined with a nation's turbulent history emerges as an active player in the present.

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Hotel Rwanda

Paul Rusesabagina, a five-star hotel manager, used his wits and words to save more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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Long Night's Journey into Day: South Africa's Search for Truth and Reconciliation

This documentary tells four stories of Apartheid in South Africa, as seen through the eyes of the Truth and Reconciliation commission.

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Not in Our Town

“Not In Our Town” is a movement to stop hate, address bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all. These films help local leaders build diverse towns where everyone can participate.

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Not on Our Watch

In this powerful call to action, Oscar-nominated film star Don Cheadle and human rights advocate John Prendergast shine an unsparing spotlight on the genocide in Darfur.

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Reporter

Journalist Nicholas Kristof travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate the growing humanitarian crisis. He highlights individuals whose stories reflect the country’s horrific situation.

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