PUSHING THE ELEPHANT Human Rights Watch Premiere!

Pushing the Elephant, Arts Engine’s next Big Mouth film, will premiere at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on June 12-14, 2010. Both a portrait of a powerful woman and an intimate portrayal of the refugee experience, Pushing the Elephant takes us on a journey from the cul-de-sacs of suburban Phoenix towards peace in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rose Mapendo lost her family and home to the ethnic violence that engulfed the DRC, yet she emerged advocating peace and reconciliation. After helping numerous victims to recover and rebuild their lives, there is one person Rose must still teach to forgive—her daughter Nangabire.

We have come a long way since April 2007 when we went to JFK Airport to film Nangabire’s joyful and tearful arrival in the U.S. Please join us at Lincoln Center to meet Rose in person and see the results of our three years of work.

Tickets go on sale May 20 at http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/new-york. Buy yours now, before they sell out!