Rwanda and USA / 2013 / 57mins / Documentary / English

This moving documentary chronicles the birth of Rwanda’s burgeoning film industry (nicknamed Hillywood after the country’s terrain) as a generation of artists turn to filmmaking as a means of processing their country’s painful past. Their quest to build a truly Rwandan cinema—films made by, for, and about Rwandans—is a powerful testament to art’s capacity to heal.

Leah Warshawski

Leah Warshawski produces documentary-style features, television, commercials, and branded entertainment. Her first feature film, Finding Hillywood won 6 awards, including the Critic’s Award at Sebastopol Doc Festival, and the Audience Award at Napa Film Festival, and screened at more than 65 festivals around the world. She also advises filmmakers on outreach, marketing and hybrid distribution plans and co-founded rwandafilm.org in 2012, a “LinkedIn” for Rwandan filmmakers. Learn More