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Original title: Finding Hillywood
Year: 2013
Running time: 57 min.
Country: United States
Director: Chris Towey, Leah Warshawski
Screenwriter: Christina Ruddy
Cast: Documentary
Music: Zain Effendi
Cinematography: Chris Towey, Guido Ronge
Producer: Inflatable Film, 4 Culture, Northwest Film Forum, Pacific Pioneer Fund
Genre: Documentary | Movie Documentary. Africa. Half-length Film
Synopsis: 'Finding Hillywood' chronicles one man's road to forgiveness, his effort to heal his country, and the realization that we all must one day face our past. In Hillywood (Rwanda's film industry named for the country's rolling hills) there is a blossoming film community. As Rwanda is still healing from the wounds of a cultural genocide almost 20 years ago, cinema has become a way for artists to express themselves and create cultural discussion.

'Finding Hillywood' efficiently introduces the major players who set the beginning of the industry in motion. Eric Kabera founded the Kwetu Film Institute, directed the first Rwandan feature, and created the Rwanda Film Festival. Ayuub Kasasa Mago is a renaissance man within the industry, equally adept at directing, acting, scouting, or "fixing" just about anything a production might need. While it is easy to see that Eric is the heart of the industry, as the film continues Ayuub comes to represent its soul with his all-encompassing passion.

'Finding Hillywood' is an award-winning documentary that functions as a Rwandan history lesson but also reveals the power of media as a catalyst for cultural healing. The film's final act takes a breathtaking final turn as Hillywood connects the people of Rwanda with the goosebumps of seeing their culture represented on the biggest screen available.

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Finding Hillywood

2013

Chris Towey, Leah Warshawski