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Co-presentation of MUNYURANGABO hosted by the SFFS

Posted June 1, 2009 by Luis in CAAM Events, In Theatres

TheCenter for Asian American Media is pleased to co-present the Bay Area Theatrical premiere of Korean American filmmaker Lee Issac Chung’s MUNYURANGABO:

Munyurangabo (a Tutsi) and Sangwa (a Hutu) set off on a startling journey of homecoming and personal responsibility through the haunted countryside of Rwanda, a nation still healing from genocide barely a decade old. Korean American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung achieves a stunning authenticity, foregoing a mere re-enactment of violent episodes in favor of a confidently stark and softly guided, intimate portrait of human fragility infused with global resonance. Grappling with the delicate burden of history, Chung has built a masterful debut, seething with a rare yet simple poetry that is all at once minimal and momentous.

San Francisco Film Society Presents
SFFS Screen: Munyurangabo
Opens June 12 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas

MUNYURANGABO
Dir. Lee Isaac Chung
Rwanda/USA 2007

Tags: co-presentation, munyurangabo, screening, sffs

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