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In the Tall Grass picks up where Hotel Rwanda left off, taking a look at the Hutu and Tutsi as they struggle through a unique process of reconciliation using a network of grassroots community courts called gacaca. With unprecedented access, this powerful documentary explores universal themes of justice in post-conflict societies and the challenges countries like Rwanda face in attempting the transition from a violent past to a peaceful future. In the Tall Grass follows a survivor named Joanita Mukarusanga through this historic process as she confronts the man she says murdered her husband and children. That neighbor, Anastase Butera, admits to witnessing the murders, but says he never killed anyone during the genocide’s hundred days of terror. Through the experiences of Joanita and Anastase, the film illustrates how the ideology behind the genocide continues to play a dangerous and destabilizing role in the country, and if left unaddressed, threatens to one day plunge Rwanda back into chaos. ***This film received a starred review (highly recommended) from Booklist, and was named to the American Library Association's 2007 List of Notable Videos.***

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