Director Lee Isaac Chung talks about his film Munyurangabo, which screens Tuesday, March 3rd, 7 PM, at Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, part of the 6th Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Munyurangabo is the story of two young men—one a Tutsi, the other a Hutu—trying to create futures by putting their pasts behind them. For Munyurangabo, this means seeking justice for his parents, who were killed during the fighting. For his friend Sangwa, resolution might come once he’s able to re-visit the lands he fled so long before.
Chung initially went to Rwanda with his wife, an art therapist, who works with survivors of the genocide. He became a volunteer and taught filmmaking at a Christian relief base, eventually fashioning a story out of the real life experience of Jeff Rutagengwa who plays Munyurangabo .
