A non-fiction documentary of a survivor who returns to Rwanda to attempt to rebury all 52 of his immediate family members who were murdered before confronting and forgiving the murderer of his father.

“Rwanda – Beyond the Deadly Pit,” a documentary film by Gilbert Ndahayo, was shown in front of a large audience at Sacramento State’s Hinde Auditorium followed by a question-and-answer session.

The film follows Ndayhayo’s journey back to his homeland of Rwanda, where he looks to find out the truth of the killing of his family, confront the murderers of his father, offer forgiveness to them before reburying 52 members of his immediate family.

“(The film is) a point of view of a survivor, film maker and audience,” said Felicien Ntagengwa, genocide survivor.

This ‘individual’ method of recording such a harrowing event occurred because Ndahayo believed words would not be powerful enough.

The acts of France and other western countries including the United States during the genocide, historically and post-1994, is also questioned during the film, with a conclusion by former President Bill Clinton.

“One of my personal failures,” said Clinton.