Rising from Ashes
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| Original title | Rising from Ashes |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 82 minutes |
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| Director | TC Johnstone |
| script | Gregg Helvey |
| production | Forest Whitaker |
| music | Joshua Myers |
| camera | David Eggerichs , Jeremy Rodgers , Ryan Scheer , Jeffrey Waldron |
| cut | Elisa Bonora , TC Johnstone |
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Rising from Ashes is an independent documentary about the development of the national cycling team in Rwanda .
action
Genocide occurred in Rwanda in 1994 , in which an estimated one million people were killed.
In 2006, the professional cyclist Jonathan Boyer , known as Jock , went to Rwanda to help set up a national cycling team. The team consisted of young men, Hutu and Tutsi , who had been orphaned and traumatized by the genocide of the previous decade. In the course of the film, both Boyer and the team “rise” with the help of their successes “from the ashes” of their pasts, because Boyer had failed in his own way in previous years.
The Team Rwanda began as pure cycling organization, but continued to develop, had to recognize as the organizers that the athletes had broader needs. Many drivers were illiterate and malnourished and had neither water nor electricity in their accommodations. They received no medical care and most of them were still suffering from the psychological consequences of the genocide. Eventually, Team Rwanda became a symbol of hope and the drivers were seen as representatives of the country's recovery. In the following years the team expanded its objectives and developed a support model for the athletes. In 2012, the team began building a pan-African team that will one day compete in the Tour de France . One of the drivers, Adrien Niyonshuti , finally qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London .
Reviews
The Village Voice's Daphne Howland called Rising from Ashes “a remarkable documentary. It's not just about a cycling team; it bears witness to what happens when people take care of one another ”.
"The film is crisp and limited to the essentials," said Frank Schneck of The Hollywood Reporter . "He avoids [...] unnecessary melodrama, which in fact is hardly necessary in a story that already has so much powerful drama attached to it."
production
Rising from Ashes was co-produced over six years by two non-profit organizations, the Gratis 7 Media Group and Project Rwanda . The budget was $ 800,000, all from donations. The film won numerous awards in 2012 and 2013.
Web links
- Rising from Ashes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official page
Individual evidence
- ↑ 20th anniversary: Rwanda mourns the victims of the genocide. In: Spiegel Online . April 7, 2014, accessed February 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Cigdem Akyol: Equipe of Hope. In: FAZ.net . April 7, 2012, accessed February 29, 2016 .
- ^ Daphne Howland: Rising from Ashes Is More Than Just a Remarkable Doc About Cycling. The Village Voice, July 31, 2013, accessed February 29, 2016 .
- ^ Frank Scheck: Rising From Ashes: Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter, July 31, 2013, accessed February 29, 2016 .
- ^ About the Film - Rising From Ashes. In: risingfromashesthemovie.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016 ; accessed on February 29, 2016 .