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Get a signed DVD of Anne Aghion's film on Antarctica, Ice People (www.icepeople.com).
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A new special reward! Get IRIBA CENTER's very special T-shirt with our new logo on it! Check it out in our updates!
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Get a signed DVD of MY NEIGHBOR MY KILLER of either (a) the PAL version w/ French, English & Dutch subtitles and booklet in French (available right away), OR (b) the NTSC version w/ English subtitles and booklet (shipping late 2011).
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In addition to the “$50 or more” pledge gift, be the first to receive your IRIBA CENTER T-Shirt as soon as it’s made later this year. Curious to know what it’ll look like? Stay tuned!
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Limited to 20 per title. In addition to the “$75 or more” pledge gifts, get a signed copy of either the book (a) CONSIDERING FORGIVENESS published by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School, which includes a contribution by Anne Aghion, OR (b) RWANDA QUINZE ANS APRÈS: PENSER ET ÉCRIRE L’HISTOIRE DU GÉNOCIDE DES TUTSI, a special issue of the journal “Revue d’Histoire de la Shoah,” on Rwanda co-edited by Assumpta Mugiraneza. (Be sure to specify which book you'd like, and if you'd like both books, just pledge twice!)
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Be the first to get the special signed DVD BOXSET of the GACACA SERIES with all four films including GACACA, Living together again in Rwanda?, IN RWANDA WE SAY... The family that does not speak dies, THE NOTEBOOKS OF MEMORY (never before released), and MY NEIGHBOR MY KILLER. NTSC only with English and French subtitles, and trilingual booklet (English, French and Kinyarwanda) (shipping early 2012).
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In addition to the “$75 or more” pledge gifts, you or your organization will get the rights to host a public non-commercial screening of MY NEIGHBOR MY KILLER (without the filmmaker in attendance). You also get an original movie poster signed by filmmaker Anne Aghion.
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In addition to the “$500 or more” pledge gifts, Anne Aghion will join your screening for an exclusive Q&A if you are located in the New York City or Paris area. The screening can take place at a venue of your choice on a date to be mutually determined. (Transportation expenses not included)
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In addition to the “$75 or more” pledge gifts, one of the screening stations in IRIBA CENTER will be named after you. You can also chose to remain anonymous. Once the IRIBA CENTER is up and running, we will send a photo of your particular screening station.
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In addition to the “$2,500 or more” pledge gifts, an invitation for you and your guest to attend IRIBA center's official opening in 2012 (exact dates to be announced) as well as a 2-day VIP tour of Rwanda’s key historical and memorial sites with IRIBA CENTER Director Assumpta Mugiraneza. You and your guest will also be invited to a dinner in Kigali with filmmaker Anne Aghion and IRIBA CENTER Director Assumpta Mugiraneza. (Your travel and accommodations not included)
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In addition to “$5,000 or more” pledge gifts, you and your guest will be invited to an exclusive one-day private visit with filmmaker Anne Aghion and IRIBA CENTER Director Assumpta Mugiraneza to the hillside village where MY NEIGHBOR MY KILLER was filmed. This will include meeting people featured in the film. Anne Aghion has gone to enormous lengths to make sure these local residents remained shielded from outsiders and the media, so this is a unique and privileged opportunity. (Your travel and accommodations not included)
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Anne Aghion's work as a filmmaker has brought her to Rwanda for over a decade. Her GACACA FILMS, a series of three one-hours and the feature film MY NEIGHBOR MY KILLER have earned her numerous honors, among them an Emmy Award, UNESCO Fellini Prize, a Nestor Almendros Award for Courage in Filmmaking from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Two of the shorter films were shown on television networks including Sundance Channel, Arte and more than half a dozen networks around the world. MY NEIGHBOR MY KILLER was one of the rare documentaries shown in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The films have screened for tens of thousands of Rwandans to date.
Aghion’s other films include ICE PEOPLE shot over four months in Antarctica, and her debut work, SE LE MOVIO EL PISO (“The Earth Moved Under Him—A Portrait of Managua"), about slum dwellers in Nicaragua, which won a top award at the Havana Film Festival. (For a complete biography and a biography of Center Director, Assumpta Mugiraneza, please see www.gacacafilms.com)
Congratulations Anne and Assumpta! We have a saying here in Ireland - 'Tus maith, leath na hoibre. ' 'A good start is half the work.' And what a start this is to a truly wonderful project!!!
Yay! Congratulations!!!
I just added doubled my pledge and hope all of us who can will do the same.
Félicitations! Heureuse que ce projet ambitieux et nécessaire aboutisse!
Bravo Anne et Assumpta ! Ce projet va donc vivre !
GO GO GO I will pledge another amount. Annick
C'est avec plaisir que je m'associe à votre projet, un outil de reconstruction de la citoyenneté au Rwanda. Je vous souhaite pleins succès
Oblivion is one of the biggest enemies for the development of the consciousness of a whole country. Oblivion is a black abbys .This is a great project against oblivion!
"All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men (or women) to do nothing"
Anne & Assumpta I commend you on your work. I wish your project great success.
Jack Aghion (Melbourne Australia)
Hi Anne / Assumpta, pledge + 6 hands (Daniel, Gilbert and myself) to reconstruct the center (cleaning, painting, rebuilding, gardening etc). Hobee! Annick
C’est avec plaisir que je m’associe à vous Assumpta et Anne Aghion, à tous qui soutiennent « Iriba center in Rwanda ».
Assumpta, tout d’abord, bravo pour ton courage, ta ténacité, ton engagement pour l’histoire, pour la mémoire. Nos chemins se croisent régulièrement parce que nous sommes animées par le même désir, celui de la reconstruction, et pour se reconstruire, pour aller de l’avant, encore faut-il savoir d’où l’on vient et pour cela il faut un retour à la source. Le centre Iriba sera cette source à la quelle nous viendrons tous puiser pour mieux connaitre et faire connaitre notre histoire. Il contribuera à nous sortir j’en suis sure, de l’isolement dans lequel les actes génocidaires plongent ceux qui en font l’objet.
Je sais combien c’est difficile et parfois décourageant quand on œuvre sur ce genre de projet, mais c’est une belle création qui mérite qu’on s’y attèle. C’est aussi pour cela que vous méritez notre soutien à tous.
Je vous souhaite une pleine réalisation.
Assumpta, nuko nuko mwana wa mama
Merci Mark & Christine de votre soutien! J'ai suivi votre campagne pour Penance of the Eagle de près. Je suis moi aussi avec vous chaque jour... Et je suis sûre que vous arriverez au bout aussi! Et je suis impatiente de voir le film bientôt!!!
Chere Anne,
Notre aventure kickstarter arrive bientot à sa fin. Et je pense à toi et Assumpta parce que je sais que c'est vraiment dur et se battre jour après jour pour arriver au but. C'est pourtant si important. Mark et moi sommes de tout coeur avec toi. C'est un projet magnifique et nous savons qu'il ne peut que se réaliser.
THANK YOU ALL for coming through in our goal to get to 100 backers by midnight last night! This was our own little trial run! Now we know we can all do it together and reach our final objective in a few weeks and get IRIBA CENTER up and running!
MERCI A VOUS TOUS qui nous avez aidé à atteindre 100 soutiens (BACKERS) avant hier soir minuit. C'était notre petit galop d'essai! Maintenant nous sommes sûrs que tous ensemble nous allons arriver à notre objectif final dans quelques semaines pour faire exister le CENTRE IRIBA!
AWESOME project. It's so easy to give some money here...thank YOU for doing the hard and amazing work. Your films are so inspiring, so careful and decent in their balance, and so humane that I'm sure this center will be an important gem in Rwandan culture.
Dear Anne,
I want to wish you and Assumpta the very best of luck with this wonderful project. I'm sorry that I am not in a position at present to make a bigger pledge, but I hope my $10 will be of some help. Hopefully, when I complete my PhD and get a job I will be able to offer further financial support. In the meantime, be assured of my moral support. As a mature student your films have been a major influence on my understanding of life in Rwanda post-genocide and have helped me to encourage others to look at life in Rwanda beyond the genocide without forgetting what took place.
I know you will succeed with this project because so many people around the world are willing you to get there!
All the very best,
Rosina Owens
Chers amis,
Certains d'entre vous nous ont demandé un petit coup de pouce sur comment participer à notre projet. Nous espérons que ces informations vous aideront vous et vos amis. C'est vraiment très simple si vous suivez ce petit guide, étape par étape. Et cela ne vous prendra pas plus d'une minute si vous avez un compte Amazon, et moins de cinq minutes si vous n'en avez pas!
1. Allez sur notre page Kickstarter IRIBA CENTER en cliquant sur le lien suivant http://kck.st/ieBvUW, ou en nous cherchant sur Google ou sur le site général de Kickstarter.
2. Une fois que vous êtes sur notre page, cliquez sur le bouton vert, à droite de la vidéo qui dit " BACK THIS PROJECT" (soutenir ce projet). Vous pouvez aussi cliquer sur les "PLEDGES", où vous pourrez choisir directement la contribution et la rétribution que vous désirez.
3. Entrez le montant de votre contribution, et choisissez la rétribution équivalente. Allez au bas de la page et cliquez sur " CONTINUE TO NEXT STEP" (continuer à la prochaine étape)
4. Si vous avez déjà un compte Kickstarter, entrez juste votre adresse mail ainsi que que votre mot de passe. Cliquez sur " LOG ME IN!" (identifiez-moi!) Sinon, vous pouvez créer un compte en entrant un nom, une adresse mail, et un mot de passe. Cliquez alors sur " SIGN ME UP!" (enregistrez-moi!)
5. Cliquez sur le boutton vert " CONTINUE TO AMAZON". Amazon est l'interface par laquelle vous pourrez faire votre contribution.
6. Entrez votre adresse mail. Si vous n'avez pas de compte Amazon, cochez la case " I AM A NEW CUSTOMER" (je suis un nouveau client). Si vous avez un compte Amazon, entrez votre mot de passe. Dans tous les cas, cliquez sur " SIGN IN USING OUR SECURE SERVER" (enregistrez-vous en utilisant notre serveur sécurisé)
7. Entrez vos informations bancaires. Cliquez sur " CONTINUE" (continuer). Confirmez votre payement en cliquant sur " CONFIRM".
Bravo, vous faites maintenant partie du projet IRIBA CENTER!
Notez que si vous voulez changer quelque chose à votre contribution, vous pouvez toujours aller sur la page IRIBA CENTER de Kickstarter et cliquer sur le bouton bleu " MANAGE YOUR PLEDGE" (gérer ma contribution), à côté de la vidéo. Votre carte de crédit ne sera débitée que quand et si nous atteignons notre objectif.
Dear friends,
Some of you have been asking us for more details on the steps that you need to follow to pledge to our project. We hope this can help you or your friends - it's really easy if you follow this little guide. And it won't take you more than 1 minute if you have an Amazon account and 5 minutes if you don't.
1. Go to our Kickstarter page IRIBA CENTER by following this link : http://kck.st/ieBvUW, or by finding us on Google or on the Kickstarter website.
2. Click on the green button " BACK THIS PROJECT" located on the right hand side, next to our main video. Alternatively, you can click directly on the pledge/reward that you want.
3. You'll be directed to another page. Enter the amount you want and chose the reward you want. Scroll down, and click on " CONTINUE TO NEXT STEP"
4. You'll be directed to a new page. If you already have a Kickstarter account, just type in your email and your password. Click on " LOG ME IN !" If not, create one by entering your name, your email, and by typing a password twice. Click on " SIGN ME UP!"
5. You'll be directed to a new page. Click on the green button " CONTINUE TO AMAZON:
6. You'll be directed to a new page. Enter your email address. If you don't have an amazon account, click on " I AM A NEW CUSTOMER". If you have one, just enter your password. Click on " SIGN USING OUR SECURE SERVER"
7. Enter your credit card information. Click on "CONTINUE". Confirm your payment.
Congratulations! You are now a new backer!
Note that if you want to change something in your pledge, you can always go to our IRIBA CENTER kickstarter page and click on the blue button " MANAGE YOUR PLEDGE", next to the video. Your credit card will only be charged when and if we reach our goal!
Are we condemned to repeat pasts we cannot remember? This is an inspiring project that will hopefully help Rwandans remember a past we would all probably prefer to forget.
Good luck reaching the goal!
PS CORRECTION of the comment below...
I meant "are NOT accessible"
This just in from Assumpta in Kigali.
"Une page fait un petit tour sur la recherche en sciences sociales et livre un regard instructif sur la question des archives au Rwanda… le centre Iriba y est cité comme un projet qui arrive au moment important… voir www.rwanda.hypotheses.org
Merci cher Remi, continuons"
The link www.rwanda.hypotheses.org is an academic website. The blog post basically says that IRIBA CENTER is very much needed in Rwanda today, where audiovisual archives pertaining to the country are accessible. Thank you Rémi.
Merci Claudine de votre soutien et de votre enthousiasme. A très bientôt, Anne & Assumpta
merveilleux projet qui offrira aux adultes l'occasion de regarder en face le passé, dans cette maison qui ne sera pas triste mais ouverte aux images, et surtout qui permettra aux enfants de grandir avec une mémoire…
rejoignez IRIBA ! la force d'une rencontre !
Claudine Bohy
Never forget. Leave tracks and testimonies for the future generations. Help this important and necessary project.
GOOD LUCK
I wish I could give a sense of how important it is to support this initiative… When I first met Anne Aghion in 2000 I had just arrived in Rwanda on my first posting as humanitarian worker, and she was then just planning and preparing to film her first documentary there. No one could guess, at that time, how important her work would become for Rwanda – and that so much more than just filming was going to be involved! And I had no idea, then, that after working in so many countries and with a number of different organizations, her independent commitment to bring a chance for dialogue and reconciliation in Rwanda would remain one of the most genuine and powerful projects I have come across. Please donate to help IRIBA CENTER come to life!
I think it's very important to Remember; we must never forget. I sincerely hope the Iriba center in Rwanda will soon open it's doors