During the Toronto run of The Overwhelming (March 8 to April 3, 2010), to encourage a connection to the Rwanda of today Studio 180 Theatre is displaying photographs by Samer Muscati from the book The Men Who Killed Me, by Anne-Marie de Brouwer and Sandra Chu. Look for them in the front lobby at 26 Berkeley Street.
Written 15 years after the Rwandan genocide, The Men Who Killed Me features testimonials from 17 survivors. Through their narratives and portraits, 16 women and one man bear witness to the crimes committed against hundreds of thousands of others. Proceeds from the book and licensing of the photographs go to Mukomeze, a charitable organization that improves the lives of girls and women who survived sexual violence in the Rwandan genocide. Samer’s photos are also currently on exhibit at the International Criminal Court in the Hague (until the end of April)!
Included in Samer’s body of work is the striking portrait of Marie Louise Niyobuhungiro (seen at right in a different photo) that Studio 180 used with her permission as the central image of the show’s poster.
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