Underplayed Gems

Watchers of the Sky (2014)

Watchers of the Sky poster
Directed by
Edet Belzberg
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary traces the work of people trying to prevent genocide. It looks at historical cases and the legal efforts to hold perpetrators accountable.

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What happens

Watchers of the Sky is a 2014 American documentary film about genocide, directed by Edet Belzberg. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014 in the U.S. Documentary Competition. It won the two awards at the festival. It went on to win the Jonathan Daniels Award at the Monadnock International Film Festival and the Ostrovsky Award for Best Documentary Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival. After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Music Box Films acquired the US distribution rights. The film was released in October 2014. Films We Like released it in Canada and Madman Entertainment released it in New Zealand and Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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