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GUKUNDANA
| Title: | GUKUNDANA. |
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| Name(s): |
Van Stone, Lindsay, Author Rushin, Pat, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Twenty years after the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, Violet Walters makes her way to the tiny village of Murumba to fulfill her dream of becoming a philanthropist. In addition to the shock of a new culture, Violet must now contend with Bret Calloway, a hardened philanthropist whose ten years at Murumba have made him less than happy about the arrival of Violet and her optimistic new perspective. Amid the mounting tension of their relationship, war looms in the background. What ensues is a testament to the transformational nature of a culture and its people. Gukundana seeks to illuminate injustices related to civil strife and genocide from an outsider's perspective. The character of Violet acts as a stable lens from which western viewers can engage with cultural hardships very different from their own. Within this, the connection between the warring ideologies of Bret and Violet against the background of the mounting violence around them serves as another window into greater emotional engagement with themes of violence and war. Ultimately, this screenplay's mission is to bridge cultural barriers in order to endear viewers to the unity, resiliency, and power of the Rwandan people, thus sparking change within a viewing audience's surrounding community. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004371 (IID), ucf:44977 (fedora) | |
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2013-05-01 B.F.A. Arts and Humanities, Dept. of English Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Rwanda Genocide Screenplay African Culture |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004371 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
