Novelist Naomi Benaron and filmmaker Leah Warshawski, descendants of Holocaust survivors, discuss their work about Rwandan genocide.
Benaron’s debut novel, Running the Rift, is the story of a Rwandan athlete whose Olympic dreams collide with ethnic hatreds.
Warshawski’s upcoming documentary Film Festival: Rwanda follows filmmakers who create a traveling film festival to restore pride in their country.
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This event is co-sponsored by: University of Missouri-Kansas City's BkMk Press, UMKC Communications Studies Department, UMKC History Department, UMKC Religious Studies Program, Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, Rainy Day Books, Jewish Vocational Service, Algonquin Books of Chape
Naomi Bernaron & Leah Warshawski - Literature and Film of Witness
