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The Chick Who Always Talks About Atrocities in the Congo at Parties: One Person Can Make a Big Difference-
Activist Lisa Shannon talks about war and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This film is produced by the Flying Focus Video Collective of Portland.
Hotel Rwanda-
In this deeply moving true story, a five-star-hotel manager uses his wits and words to save more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan conflict.
Sometimes in April-
This film is based on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, where over the course of 100 days an estimated 800,000 people were killed in a terrifying purge by Hutu nationalists against their Tutsi countrymen.
Overseas-
For three beautiful sisters, the lush and privileged life of French colonial Algeria creates an oasis in the center of a harsh desert when revolution and dramatic social change erupts around them.