Kimberlee Acquaro, a distinguished Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and photojournalist, was honored with the prestigious 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship in Film.
Her remarkable documentary debut, God Sleeps in Rwanda, garnered widespread international recognition and acclaim, earning numerous awards and a feature on HBO. This groundbreaking work has been showcased at esteemed institutions, including The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Boston Museum of Fine Art, The Museo De Tolerancia in Mexico City, Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation, and The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.
Furthermore, Acquaro's work has been featured on prominent television networks, such as CNN International, CBS, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Voice of America, and BBC/PRI's The World. Her photojournalism has been published in renowned publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, TIME Magazine, Mother Jones, and numerous international titles.
Acquaro's dedication to her craft has been recognized with a Pew Fellowship in International Journalism, awarded for her exceptional work in Rwanda. Her impressive body of work has cemented her position as a leading filmmaker and photojournalist, known for her powerful storytelling and commitment to shedding light on important global issues.
