Uncovering amazing stories of hope in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, Academy Award-Nominee GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA captures the spirit of five courageous women as they rebuild their lives, redefine womenÌ¢‰â‰ã¢s roles in Rwandan society and bring hope to a wounded nation.

The 1994 Rwandan Genocide left the country nearly 70 percent female, handing RwandaÌ¢‰â‰ã¢s women an extraordinary burden and an unprecedented opportunity. Girls are attending school in record numbers, and women now make up a large part of the countryÌ¢‰â‰ã¢s leadership. Working with two cameras and no crew except for their translatorÌ¢‰â”a genocide survivor herselfÌ¢‰â”the filmmakers uncover incredible stories: an HIV-positive policewoman raising four children alone and attending night school to become a lawyer, a teenager who has become head of household for her four siblings, and a young woman orphaned in her teens who is now the top development official in her area. Heart-wrenching and inspiring, this powerful film is a brutal reminder of the consequences of the Rwandan tragedy, and a tribute to the strength and spirit of those who are moving forth.

Director, Kimberlee Acquaro is a filmmaker and photojournalist who’s work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Time Magazine, US New & World Report, Mother Jones and many international publications. Acquaro’s work has also been featured on CBS, NPR, The Tavis Smiley Show, Voices of America and BBC/PRI’s The World. She was awarded a Pew Fellowship in International Journalism for her work documenting Rwandan women’s emerging rights and roles in the country’s reconciliation and reconstruction. Her photographs have been exhibited in New York, NY, Santa Barbara, CA and Washington, D.C. and are currently on display through the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. God Sleeps In Rwanda is her first documentary film. A new mother, Acquaro lives in Venice, CA with her husband and son.

Director, Stacy Sherman holds a Bachelor’s Degree from UCLA in International Relations and a Master’s Degree from USC in Journalism. She has written screenplays for 20th Century Fox and Tri-Star Pictures and is currently writing a screenplay for Imagine Entertainment & Warner Bros. Ms. Sherman has also co-written, co-produced and co-directed, Waitress, a documentary short about Kaye Coleman, a Los Angeles waitress who died this year, but touched hundreds of lives with her humanity and spirit. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.