• Kinyardwanda & Awards

With support from Charles Griggs and Visit Jacksonville
And contributions from Chilis, Pollo Tropical, Thomas Media Group, LLC, The Florida Star, Attorneys (Terrill L. Hill – Davis Law Group – Reginald Estelle, Jr. and Sheldon J. Vann ), Khris Gibston Consulting, Office Depot, Lowes, GoWaiter.com, FMN Live, Men’s Wearhouse, Life Way Christian Stores, Poppin’ Barbee, Active Magazine, Aetna (Rico R. Simmons), Element National Management, Valerie Denise Jones Events and Promotions, Clear Channel, Joy 92.5, First Coast News,  Jacquelyn Bivens Bridal Services

http://vimeo.com/12741699

Kinyarwanda, directed by Alrick Brown

followed by Q&A with star Cassandra Freeman our 2011 Rising Star Award

Sunday, October 16, 2011 | 6PM | AT&T Tower Theatre
Tickets: $10.00

The short film Extinction will play at 5:30PM prior to Kinyarwanda.
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SYNOPSIS:
During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected
Muslim leader in the country, issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating
in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became
places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to
protect each other. Kinyarwanda is based on true accounts from survivors who took
refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the Imams who opened their doors to give
refuge to the Tutsi and to those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing.

The story interweaves six different tales that together form one grand narrative,
providing the most complex and real depiction yet presented of life and human
resilience during the genocide. With an amalgamation of characters we pay homage
to many, using the voices of a few. We follow the young lovers, the child, the couple,
the soldiers, the Imam, and the priest as they are swept up by the chaos of the world
around them.

RATING CODES: Not Rated (Parental Guidance suggested)

Official Website: http://www.kinyarwandamovie.com
Facebook: /KinyarwandaMovie
Twitter: @kinyarwandamov


Cassandra Freeman

Jax Film Fest 2011 Rising Star award recipient

Freeman is an established star of both stage and screen. She has appeared on Broadway in “Seven Guitars,” and on TV in The Guiding Light, All My Children, Shark and Numbers. On the big screen, Freeman came to international recognition with roles in Chris Rock’s I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE and Spike Lee’s INSIDE MAN, where she starred alongside Denzel Washington. She is a graduate of both Florida State University and NYU’s prestigious acting programs.