As We Forgive
Directed by Laura Waters Hinson, Narrated by Mia Farrow
MPower Pictures, 2009, 53 min., $16.95, AsWeForgiveMovie.com
Vivid and colorful landscapes. Beautiful and haunting music. The faces, names and stories of those who lived to tell of the Rwandan genocide. These features draw one deep into the story presented in Laura Waters Hinson’s award-winning film, As We Forgive.
We meet several individuals who had different experiences of the tragedy: some who have suffered and forgiven, others who harbor bitterness and still others who themselves ruthlessly murdered Tutsis under the influence of Hutu power and propaganda. The stories are shocking and inspiring, haunting and emotive.
The themes of hope and reconciliation, forgiveness and justice are ever-present in our world so full of violence and need. Turn to As We Forgive for evidence that, as Martin Luther King has said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
