Eyal Sivan
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Itsembatsemba, Rwanda One Genocide Later

1996 — 13 min — Photomentary, B&W, 35mm — Eyal Sivan
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The genocide in Rwanda (Itsembatsemba) unfolded amid general indifference. On 6 April 1994, a fury of "purification" swept the country. In a hundred days, soldiers and militiamen (Interahamwe) massacred at least 700,000 Tutsi.

These images were shot two years after the genocide, in April 1996. The soundtrack comes from Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) and dates from April to June 1994. RTLM, which began broadcasting in 1991 with the regime's backing, played a key role in triggering and coordinating the massacres.

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Credits

A film directed and produced by: Eyal Sivan
Assisted by: Armelle Laborie
Camera and sound: Alexis Cordesse
Photo printing: Carole Delrieu
Editing: Michèle Courbou
Sound editing and mixing: Éric Lonneur
Sound design: Nicolas Becker
Translations: Charles Rubagumya
Written texts: Rony Brauman
Subtitling: Catherine Neuve-Église

Awards and selections

Awards
• Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1997

Festival selections
• Documenta XI, Kassel, 2002
• Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, 2003
• International Human Rights Film Festival, Ramallah-Tel Aviv, 2000
• Amnesty International Film Festival, Amsterdam, 1998
• Rencontres cinématographiques de Seine-Saint-Denis, Résistance, 1998
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 1997
• Festival Cinéma du Réel, Paris, 1997
• International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, 1996

Press (excerpts)

“By subverting the tone and format of TV news reporting, Eyal Sivan continues his reflection on the representation of genocide and the political use of memory.” — Connaissance des Arts