The Reckoning
Pamela Yates
Sun Nov 8, 1 pm
95 minutes
Alma Gallery
The film will be followed with a panel discussion

Mature Content, Violent Themes
www.thereckoningfilm.com/

In 1998 world leaders created a tiny court in The Hague to prosecute those accused of committing genocide and war crimes. The International Criminal Court was founded on the principle that there can be no continued peace without justice. Investigating this mandate, “The Reckoning” crosses four continents to tell the story of dynamic, frustrated ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo as he and his team tackle international justice (without a police force) by putting Congolese warlords on trial, shaking up the Colombian justice system, and charging Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur. There are two compelling dramas here-the prosecution of unspeakable crimes, and the ICC’s struggle for recognition.

“The film is about accountability. It's about bringing the perpetrators of the worst crimes happening in the world to justice.”
--filmmaker Pamela Yates

The film will be followed with a panel discussion on the imperative for grassroots community involvement and the role of national trials in ending impunity, and bringing those responsible for torture, genocide and other atrocities to justice. Meet Jayne Stoyles, Executive Director of Canadian International Justice (www.ccij.ca), and find out what is happening right now and how you can get involved.

"Enormous progress has been made over the past 15 years to begin holding individuals accountable for massive human rights abuses in courts of law around the world. This panel will discuss these historic developments, including the role Canada has played and the relevance of these issues from the perspective of survivors of atrocities living in Canada. Panelists will then describe what more needs to be done, including how you can be involved in a nation-wide network of interested Canadians making a contribution to international justice through initiatives in their own communities."