Laura Waters Hinson is the director and executive producer of As We Forgive, the 2008 Student Academy Award-winning documentary about Rwanda’s reconciliation movement. As tens of thousands of Rwandans are released back into the very communities they once helped destroy, Laura’s film asks basic questions of forgiveness and recovery. Currently, she is engaged in a nationwide screening tour, presenting As We Forgive for the U.S. Congress, the State Department, Library of Congress, the World Bank and various universities and institutions. To that end, she recently launched Living Bricks, a multi-media viewer campaign to support reconciliation efforts in Rwanda. Laura also served on the crew of 14 Women, an acclaimed documentary about the lives of the female U.S. Senators, directed by Mary Lambert. When speaking about her film, Laura says, “I believe As We Forgive has a message for people all over the world. Reconciliation is needed everywhere, and I’m convinced that we can all learn from Rwanda.”

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