A Survivor’s Story as a Guide at Rwanda’s Genocide Memorial | Short Film Showcase

I would say like modern majority of the

I would say like modern majority of the people they they are very smart it’s a

people they they are very smart it’s a

people they they are very smart it’s a great pressure you wake up to Kigali

great pressure you wake up to Kigali

great pressure you wake up to Kigali genocide memorial my name is Sarah big

genocide memorial my name is Sarah big

genocide memorial my name is Sarah big ambam the head guide of the place were

ambam the head guide of the place were

ambam the head guide of the place were visiting the tour starts by laying the

visiting the tour starts by laying the

visiting the tour starts by laying the leaf of flowers as the center of paying

leaf of flowers as the center of paying

leaf of flowers as the center of paying respect to the genocide victims and then

respect to the genocide victims and then

respect to the genocide victims and then we’ll be right back and visit the

we’ll be right back and visit the

we’ll be right back and visit the internal section you have dead people

internal section you have dead people

internal section you have dead people coming and then they spend at a kanawa

coming and then they spend at a kanawa

coming and then they spend at a kanawa you told them about the content of the

you told them about the content of the

you told them about the content of the museum and they go there and they take

museum and they go there and they take

museum and they go there and they take their time they need some time they grab

their time they need some time they grab

their time they need some time they grab the audio guide and then the end they

the audio guide and then the end they

the audio guide and then the end they ask you like very confusing so who

ask you like very confusing so who

ask you like very confusing so who actually killed who you know

a lot of aspect of life you you get to

a lot of aspect of life you you get to know as you walk to the genocide

know as you walk to the genocide

know as you walk to the genocide memorial because this part of my history

memorial because this part of my history

memorial because this part of my history so it’s heavy but the more you face it

so it’s heavy but the more you face it

so it’s heavy but the more you face it the more you you’ll get to know the

the more you you’ll get to know the

the more you you’ll get to know the reality so those are photos of victims

reality so those are photos of victims

reality so those are photos of victims as you know we have two hundred and

as you know we have two hundred and

as you know we have two hundred and fifty-nine thousand raises my young

fifty-nine thousand raises my young

fifty-nine thousand raises my young brother he’s actually a cousin the

brother he’s actually a cousin the

brother he’s actually a cousin the cousin brother cuz he is mom and my mom

cousin brother cuz he is mom and my mom

cousin brother cuz he is mom and my mom they’re two of them who survived in

they’re two of them who survived in

they’re two of them who survived in children of name nine children so what I

children of name nine children so what I

children of name nine children so what I both of them survived but when it

both of them survived but when it

both of them survived but when it genocide happened I was really expecting

genocide happened I was really expecting

genocide happened I was really expecting things to last very short

things to last very short

things to last very short we had spent some like three or four

we had spent some like three or four

we had spent some like three or four days without having something to eat and

days without having something to eat and

days without having something to eat and then I bother to have tea for my father

then I bother to have tea for my father

then I bother to have tea for my father and I was really very grateful he told

and I was really very grateful he told

and I was really very grateful he told me like now you have grown up

your complete your praise for the day

your complete your praise for the day comes you don’t you don’t wish that the

comes you don’t you don’t wish that the

comes you don’t you don’t wish that the denied will become a tonight when it’s

denied will become a tonight when it’s

denied will become a tonight when it’s night I don’t reach that they were

night I don’t reach that they were

night I don’t reach that they were covered any relief innocence constant

covered any relief innocence constant

covered any relief innocence constant fear for days and days and days

before today we’re gonna die without

before today we’re gonna die without dying were dying now it’s the day

it’s a powerful place even for us to

it’s a powerful place even for us to work here it’s a powerful place you feel

work here it’s a powerful place you feel

work here it’s a powerful place you feel it

so his way to make you comfortable he

so his way to make you comfortable he makes like terrible joke with you you

makes like terrible joke with you you

makes like terrible joke with you you know what I was thinking in my heart I

know what I was thinking in my heart I

know what I was thinking in my heart I was like this guy is joking in this

was like this guy is joking in this

was like this guy is joking in this place how can he laugh that was like my

place how can he laugh that was like my

place how can he laugh that was like my second day then later I was the one to

second day then later I was the one to

second day then later I was the one to die

die

die he didn’t take long to to be close

he didn’t take long to to be close

he didn’t take long to to be close friends 5f at work what is the term that

friends 5f at work what is the term that

friends 5f at work what is the term that I used I said he’s gene he’s he

I used I said he’s gene he’s he

I used I said he’s gene he’s he sweats a lot

Gosei say whenever you feel about me you

Gosei say whenever you feel about me you just you just whenever you have that’s

just you just whenever you have that’s

just you just whenever you have that’s that’s your time he’s a soccer lover

that’s your time he’s a soccer lover

that’s your time he’s a soccer lover kind of my unit he always talks about

kind of my unit he always talks about

kind of my unit he always talks about football

football

football I hit when we were watching football and

I hit when we were watching football and

I hit when we were watching football and at the same time he’s on the phone

at the same time he’s on the phone

at the same time he’s on the phone absolutely unless from this

absolutely unless from this

absolutely unless from this commemoration I remember I had roasted

commemoration I remember I had roasted

commemoration I remember I had roasted the taste of football

the taste of football

the taste of football I had no taste that was like a cake

I have moved to a very positive side

I have moved to a very positive side where I can face the killer of my father

where I can face the killer of my father

where I can face the killer of my father knowing that after genocide life can go

knowing that after genocide life can go

knowing that after genocide life can go back to normal not to the normal as

back to normal not to the normal as

back to normal not to the normal as being normal but at least people can

being normal but at least people can

being normal but at least people can have a hope shed of hope we have seen

have a hope shed of hope we have seen

have a hope shed of hope we have seen how not only the dark side of it but

how not only the dark side of it but

how not only the dark side of it but also how people can change