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Making movies helped me heal after my dad's murder

Jo毛l Karekezi is a Rwandan filmmaker whose father was killed in the country's genocide. Jo毛l managed to escape the violence and now directs films about war and forgiveness.

Jo毛l 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, Jo毛l 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 Jo毛l a chance to make sense of what he and his family went through during that time.

When Tim Boyle stopped smoking he gained weight, so he decided to start running to keep fit. But he lacked the motivation to do so every day. That's until Michael Wasserman, a friend of Tim's who is in a wheelchair, asked Tim to run for him. Tim and Michael started a charity called I run 4, pairing up people who can't run with keen runners.

Picture: Jo毛l Karekezi during filmmaking.
Credit: Ali Musoke.

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