Earth Made of Glass is a 2010 American documentary film, directed by Deborah Scranton, about the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.[2][3][4] Filming occurred in Rwanda and France. It premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, in the World Documentary Competition, on April 26, 2010.[1]
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| Directed by | Deborah Scranton |
| Written by | Reid Carolin |
| Produced by | Deborah Scranton[1] Reid Carolin |
| Cinematography | P.H. O'Brien[1] |
| Music by | Johan Söderqvist[1] |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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Earth Made of Glass aired on HBO TV in April 2011, and it was nominated as Best Documentary by the Producers Guild of America.[5] The film won a Peabody Award in 2012.[6]
Synopsis
editIn 2008, Paul Kagame, as President of Rwanda, had released the findings from an investigation into the massacre which had occurred there in 1994, when fighting began in the Eastern Congo at Rwanda's western border.[7] The influence of French military interference in Rwanda plus the Belgian occupation are explained, in relation to the long-time feud between the Hutus and Tutsis, Rwanda's two main ethnic groups.[7] Meanwhile, survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu,[3] whose family had died during the violence, seeks to track down the man who had murdered them. Sagahutu eventually finds the culprit and decides what to do next.[7]
Reception
editThe public reception to the film was generally positive. The Web site Rotten Tomatoes has not rated the film.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Earth Made of Glass". Tribeca Film Festival. April 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Channing Tatum and director/producer talk new documentary 'Earth Made of Glass'". Entertainment Weekly. April 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Earth-Made-of-Glass - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04.
- ^ "Earth Made of Glass". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture Nominations for the 2011". ProducersGuild.org. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "Peabody Awards". HuffingtonPost.com. 2012-04-04.
- ^ a b c d "Earth Made of Glass". Rotten Tomatoes. 2010.