Pushing the Elephant

A mother and daughter reunite after being separated by civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After losing everything, they must both learn to forgive.

Directors: Beth Davenport, Elizabeth Mandel
Producers: Katy Chevigny, Angela Tucker

Production Company
Arts Engine, Big Mouth Productions

Release Date
June 12, 2010

Pushing the Elephant tells the extraordinary story of a mother and daughter reunited after a decade separated by civil war. In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo lost everything to the violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo. She emerged from the suffering advocating peace and reconciliation. But after helping numerous victims to rebuild their lives, there is one person Rose must still teach to forgive - her daughter Nangabire.

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