Making movies helped me heal after my dad's murder - a podcast by BBC World Service

Joël Karekezi is a Rwandan director, scriptwriter and producer with a string of awards to his name. His films, such as Imbabazi: The Pardon, and The Mercy of the Jungle, deal with issues around the brutality of conflict and war, but also the possibility of forgiveness and hope. And they are themes that were set in his mind from a very young age. Because when he was a boy, Joël lived through the Rwandan genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by extremist Hutu militias. Making films has given Joël a chance to make sense of what he and his family went through during that time.

Presenter: Emily Webb.
Producer: Rebecca Vincent.

Picture: Joël Karekezi during filmmaking.
Credit: Ali Musoke.

Further episodes of Lives Less Ordinary

Further podcasts by BBC World Service

Website of BBC World Service