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After Years of Walking

Synopsis

After the genocide of 1994, the Rwandan government temporarily suspended history from the school curriculum. The characters in After Years of Walking - children, teachers, genocide killers, students and historians - all find themselves in an uncertain zone between the old history and a new one.
 
The filmmaker found a feature film about the history of Rwanda, made in 1959 by Belgian missionaries. She took this film back to Rwanda as an entry point into Rwanda's search for history.

Details

Year
2004
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
36 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Sarah Vanagt
Producer
Sarah Vanagt
Editor
Sarah Metcalfe
Director of Photography
AnneMarie Lean-Vercoe
Sound
Robert Prynne
Music
Tradi Musiciens

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Documentary Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and TV School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HPG 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

festivals@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

Sales Company

National Film and TV School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HPG 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

festivals@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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