The Calm of the Poisoned River
a film by Damien Fritsch, 23'August 1999, my partner, a photographer, notices a man in a hospital. The day of the eclipse, she recognizes the man in the crowd and takes photos of him, with his permission...
Among her photos, a smiling face stands out: Jean-Pierre, a Rwandan man. In 1994 in Rwanda, 800,000 people were killed in just over three months. Some have escaped the massacres thanks to humanitarian organizations. I want to film this man and my partner introduces him to me. A year later, I decide to make a film of his story: a face to face between him and me. A film where a man listens to another man talking about his pain.
The film is followed by a discussion between Damien Fritsch and Guy Chouraqui recorded in June 2008.
| technical data: | |
|---|---|
| duration | 23 minutes |
| camera | Damien Fritsch |
| sound | Damien Fritsch |
| editing | Damien Fritsch |
| sound mixer | Gilles Guigue |
| photos | Nathalie Savey |
| coproduction | Damien Fritsch / dora films |
| festivals | special mention Filmer en Alsace 2002 |
© damien fritsch dora films 2001