Independent Lens · SEASON 12
Pushing the Elephant
Episode 16 · 2011-03-29
- Documentary
Episode overview
Civil war came to Rose's Congolese village, with it the nighttime arrest of her entire family, the execution of her husband and grim negotiations with guards which led to her separation from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire. More than a decade later, resettled in Phoenix, Rose and her children are reunited with Nangabire. Rose emerged from her experience advocating forgiveness and reconciliation.
60 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. The Parking Lot Movie2010-10-19
2. Art & Copy2010-10-26
3. Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian2010-11-02
4. The Longoria Affair2010-11-09
5. Lost Sparrow2010-11-16
6. Deep Down2010-11-23
7. 453652010-12-14
8. The Calling, Part 12010-12-20
9. The Calling, Part 22010-12-21
10. Men Who Swim2011-01-04
11. Children of Haiti2011-01-11
12. For Once in My Life2011-02-01
13. When I Rise2011-02-08
14. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2011-02-22
15. Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story2011-03-01
16. Pushing the Elephant2011-03-29
17. The Desert of Forbidden Art2011-04-05
18. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child2011-04-12
19. Waste Land2011-04-19
20. Marwencol2011-04-26
21. A Film Unfinished2011-05-03
22. Bhutto2011-05-10
23. Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo2011-05-17
24. Welcome to Shelbyville2011-05-24
25. Two Spirits2011-06-14
