”Women and children are often the first victims of armed conflicts, and the ones most overlooked. GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA affords these women the opportunity to emerge from the shadows to tell their stories and inspire us with their courage and quiet dignity and, hopefully, compel us to act on behalf of so many victims.”
God Sleeps in Rwanda gives voice to the tens of thousands of women and girls who were the victims of unspeakable horrors during the genocide of 1994. The documentary focuses on remarkable women – survivors devoted to their families and communities who have embraced their own strength and dignity in order to rebuild their lives. Women and children are often the first victims of armed conflicts, and the ones most overlooked. God Sleeps in Rwanda affords these women the opportunity to emerge from the shadows to tell their stories and inspire us with their courage and quiet dignity and, hopefully, compel us to act on behalf of so many victims.
Bonnie Abaunza
Director, Artists for Amnesty
Amnesty International USA
“…filled with gripping testimonies and haunting stories of one of the worst crimes against humanity of the past century… But rather than catalogue simple stories of desperation and loss, [the film] tells stories of hope, of renewal, of endurance, of family, of community, and, ultimately, of redemption.”
God Sleeps in Rwanda is filled with gripping testimonies and haunting stories of one of the worst crimes against humanity of the past century. The subjects of the documentary provide windows into something that is too big to take in all at once. The women in the film have experienced unimaginable horrors and survived to reconstruct their lives from literally nothing. But rather than catalogue simple stories of desperation and loss, God Sleeps in Rwanda tells stories of hope, of renewal, of endurance, of family, of community, and, ultimately, of redemption.
John PrendergastAdvisor to the International Crisis Group and
former Director of African Affairs at the National Security Council
“Everyone must see this film of inspiration and human courage. It is our responsibility to pay respect to all the women who lived and made this film touch our lives, our hearts.”
God Sleeps in Rwanda reveals the impossible: almost 1 million people slaughtered by design in 100 days. Crimes of such extravagant surviving are made bearable by the fierce need for women to move from the despair of murder, rape and newborns with AIDS to a life of pupose and pride. Kimberlee and Stacy have shown us these women, and I, a committed cynic, believe these women in Rwanda will survive, thrive and teach all of us the even the unbearable can be put to rest or to use. Everyone must see this film of inspiration and human courage. It is our responsibility to pay respect to all the women who lived and made this film touch our lives,our hearts.
Lorraine Sheinberg
Feminist Majority Foundation
Ms. Magazine Advisory Board
“Outstanding.. inspiring. An incredibly powerful portrait of the courage of Rwanda’s women.”
Sandra Ruch, Executive Director
International Documentary Association