Film: Earth Made of Glass

Film Special

On August 6th, 2008, against the backdrop of the world’s deadliest war in neighboring Eastern Congo, Rwandan President Paul Kagame released a report detailing the French government’s hidden role in planning the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Three months later, his closest aide, Rose Kabuye, was arrested by France on charges of terrorism. Meanwhile, a genocide survivor haunted by his father’s unsolved murder scours the Rwandan countryside on a 15-year search for clues. Despite having never met, the story of a President and an ordinary citizen become inextricably linked in this extraordinary documentary.

The latest work from New Hampshire director Deborah Scranton (THE WAR TAPES) is a stirring examination of violence and retribution that has generated both praise and controversy since its premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

A discussion with Scranton follows the screening.