Reflection on the State of Impunity

 The following films portray societies shaped by extreme violence, war and the effort to come to terms with past and present atrocities. In some of these films conflict, oppression and occupation still comprise the harsh reality and grim experience of the people living in these societies. In some the violence has abated, but the painful memories and wrongdoings are yet to be incorporated into the public discourse and consciousness. What these films share is the question of how to make a claim for justice, how to represent those who were, and still are, silenced, and how to reconcile the injury that took place. The films draw on the voices of both victims and perpetrators, striving not only to recover the victims’ hidden stories, but