SLEEPING MONSTERS

a documentary by
Markus Schmidt, Jan Bernotat & Marion Glaser

Overwhelming acceptance in Rwanda

Three screenings at the Rwandan Film Festival. All venues have free access. Video-projection. Low budget - high energy.

We filmed reactions of the audienc. You can watch the film and


[Video zeigen]

We had mixed feelings before the africa-premiere of the film- as there are people in the film who critisize the Rwandan government. But we were positively surprised, it seems that there is a fresh wind of openess streaming through the country that FDLR-Leader Ignace calls a rude dictatorship.

It seems that people here are very keen to get news from their compatriots in Congo, even though the rebels are not contributing to constructive politics in their homeland. We filmed reactions after the screenings: