Finding Hillywood

“Finding Hillywood” is an inspirational film about the making of the Rwandan film industry and the power of film to change and heal individuals and communities. It tells the story of how a nation, still healing from the 1994 genocide, creates a film industry as both an outlet for the pain and a way to bring entertainment and a new industry to the population. Hillywood, which is named for Rwanda’s hilly terrain, is a traveling film festival that screens films made by, about, and for Rwandans. The festival goes from town to town, setting up public, outdoor screenings, on inflatable screens, to showcase Rwandan films.

• Christopher ToweyDirector
• Leah WarshawskiDirector
• Christina RuddyWriter
• Eric FrithEditor

Finding Hillywood trailer (2013)

Release date

May 29, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

57m

Budget

$500,000

Genres

Documentary

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  The Battle of The Alamo

  1996

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  The Secret World of Haute Couture

  2007

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  And... We've Got Sabor

  1967

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  Prisoners of War

  1995

• Lo specchio di Diana

  1996

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  I'm Going to Santiago

  1964

• Flowers from the Mount of Olives

  2013

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  Fannie's Film

  1981

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  The Dream of a Horse

  2022

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  Adriana's Pact

  2017

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  1971

  2014

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  Chavela

  2017