THE UNCONDEMNED
Director Michele Mitchell in person!
Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30 pm
Members $10 | Public $15 | Includes Reception
Free for Young Film Fans!
In 1997, a group of lawyers and activists prosecute rape as a crime against humanity. This is the story of the fight for their first conviction.
The Uncondemned tells the gripping and world-changing story of a group of young international lawyers and activists who fought to make rape a crime of war, and the Rwandan women who came forward to testify and win justice where there had been none. Up until this point, rape had not been prosecuted as a war crime and was committed with impunity. A courtroom thriller and personal human drama, The Uncondemned beautifully interweaves the stories of the characters in this odyssey, leading to the trial at an international criminal court—and the results that changed the world of criminal justice forever. (USA, 2016, 81 min., English, French & Kinyarwanda, NR, Digital | Dir. Nick Louvel, Michele Mitchell)
Michele Mitchell is an award-winning investigative reporter on “NOW with Bill Moyers” (PBS), Mitchell began her broadcasting career as political anchor at CNN Headline News, where she specialized in US politics. At PBS, she developed a reputation for discovering overlooked social justice stories before leaving to start her own company.