Traces of Responsibility (19:30, Cinema ZED)
Monday 29 April, 19:30
Cinema ZED Vesalius, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c, 3000 Leuven
TRACES OF RESPONSIBILITY
Anja Reiß & Jann Anderegg, Rwanda, Switzerland, 2024 80 min.
VO: English, French, Kinyarwanda
ST: English
In this interactive film, the viewer must make choices about which path to pursue in an investigation into the complex genesis and aftermath of the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. Vote, with the entire audience, on the path to follow during the film.
Travelling through contemporary Rwanda, this road movie follows the trail of a former minister and convicted war criminal. Through interactive nodes, viewers are given choices about which aspects to explore further and how deep to dive into history. Using archival material, court records and government documents, as well as testimonies, viewers gain a deeper understanding of Rwanda's this dark history, as well as contemporary reconciliation mechanisms.