Carl Wilkens, the only American who chose to remain in Rwanda to provide humanitarian aid after the genocide began, highlighted As We Forgive in his interview with Tony Cox on NPR Feb. 17, 2009. When discussing the progress of personal reconciliation in the years since the genocide, Wilkens championed As We Forgive for its ability to provide “little insights into this personal efforts at reconciliation.” Listen to the full interview here!
On Feb. 9th and 10th, we had the pleasure of being hosted in Birmingham, AL for two screenings with Bishop John Rucyahana, a key player in Rwanda’s reconciliation process and a featured contributor to As We Forgive.
Our first screening was Monday night, Feb. 9 on Samford University’s campus as part of their ‘Reel Justice’ series. In addition to Bishop John, we were also joined by our friends Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee. Brewing fairly traded Rwandan coffee, Land of a Thousand Hills helped us all enjoy the “tastes” of Rwanda while screening the film.
Following the screening, Bishop John and Laura fielded thoughtful questions on topics ranging from the film’s creation to the continuing progress of reconciliation taking place in Rwanda today. Here is a clip from just one of many inspirational moments Bishop John provided throughout the trip.
Laura was also on hand to introduce Bishop John for Samford’s Convocation on Tuesday morning. Following convocation, Laura and Bishop John joined students and faculty at Samford’s Rotunda to engage in dialogue on how the future generation can learn from looking at Rwanda’s progress in the 15 years since the genocide and their present engagement in radical reconciliation.
Filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson and Bishop John Rucyahana at Samford
We concluded our time in Birmingham with a dinner and screening at St. Peter’s Anglican Church on Tuesday night. Again joined by Bishop John and our friends at Land of a Thousand Hills coffee, the screening was a great celebration of the path the reconciliation taking place in Rwanda today.
Thank you to all who were involved in making these screenings such a success!
We are looking forward to more adventures in the near future. Check our calendar to see if there is a screening near you soon!
Sincerely,
The AWF Team
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