title: Behind This Convent
text: # Behind This Convent
  
  Behind This Convent is a 2008 post Rwandan genocide documentary directed by Gilbert Ndahayo. It was premiered at the 28th Verona African Film Festival.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  On April 10, 1994, in the small town of Astrida in Rwanda, Génocidaires break into a convent. They loot and take hostage along the road. Then they take 200 Tutsis and execute them in a courtyard behind the convent. Returning home as a 13 year old, Ndahayo discovered the bodies of his family at a pit in his backyard.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Verona Award for Best African Film
  * Signis Commendation for Best African documentary at Zanzibar International Film Festival (2008)
  