Sitting on a Volcano
Only fifty years after the Holocaust, the world has allowed another genocide to take place, this time in Rwanda. In April 1994, the international community sat by and watched while a million Tutsi men, women and children were massacred in the central African nation. Sitting on a Volcano, the first volume in the three-part Rwanda series, follows the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Hutus who fled Rwanda to take refuge in neighbouring countries. One year after the slaughter, they find themselves trapped beween gangs of Rwandan war criminals in control of the refugee camps and their country's new masters, who show little interest in reconciliation. Sitting on a Volcano criticizes the international community, which continues to feed the killers in the refugee camps and refuses to acknowledge human rights violations in Rwanda. The video makes a strong case that until those responsible for the genocide are brought to justice, Rwanda cannot begin to heal itself. Volume 2 of the series.
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Sitting on a Volcano, Danièle Lacourse, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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directorDanièle Lacourse
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producerSam Grana
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executive producerDon HaigYvan Patry
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scriptDanièle LacourseYvan Patry
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cameraSerge GiguèreAlain DuprasDanièle Lacourse
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soundClaude BeaugrandPhilippe Scultéty
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editingNick Hector
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re-recordingLouis Hone
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voiceLiz MacRaeChristian AllardLuis de CespedesPeter ColveyA.J. HendersonAdrian Knight
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musicNassan GanakwereRené LussierJustin MugaboFélix MuyemanaCharles RubanguisaCariste Savona
