Now on Netflix: Black Earth Rising

Black Earth Rising is an 8 episode series now streaming on Netflix. The Netflix description is concise if a bit bland: “Adopted by a human rights attorney after the Rwandan genocide, legal investigator Kate Ashby confronts her past when she takes on war crimes cases.”

Here is the official trailer to give you a taste:

For immprofs, let me recommend a clip that would be particularly useful in class. Episode 3 (“A Ghost in Name”) from 20:00 to 22:50. These brief minutes involve a child’s memory of a particular massacre, beautifully illustrated in a haunting cartoon. It offers a way to bring genocide into perspective in a manner that might connect for our students.

-KitJ