Eric Kabera

Keepers of Memory - Survivors' Accounts of the Rwandan Genocide directed by Eric Kabera

Born in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eric Kabera studied psychology, pedagogy and law. After a training offered by Reuters Foundation in London, he became a radio journalist for three years with the national broadcasting company and a freelancer for the Africa Section of the BBC. Since 1994, he has run his Link Media Production company in Rwanda whose production credits range from the first feature length film on the Rwandan genocide "100 Days" to multiple documentaries and shorts specializing on the Great Lakes region of Rwanda. Kabera founded the Rwanda Cinema Centre (RCC) with the intention of training and facilitating filmmaking in Rwanda. Through eyewitness accounts and gripping footage, director Eric Kabera takes the viewer on an emotional journey into the 1994 Rwandan genocide, its survivors, and the memorials created in the victims' honor. Keepers of Memory focuses on the personal accounts of men and women who watch over the sacred burial sites keeping the memories alive for future generations.

Kabera will present and discuss his documentary Keepers of Memory on Thursday, February 16 th, 7:30 p.m. , in the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building , Room 104, PCC Cascade Campus.