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Michael Pertnoy graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 where he received a dual degree in Communications and Visual Studies with a concentration in Art, Practice and Technology. Michael is the founder of Righteous Pictures, a film production company and activist organization that creates documentaries and other visual media related to social justice. The company is currently at work on a feature documentary, The Last Survivor, which focuses on genocide awareness, prevention, and survivor advocacy. Michael is currently a Carl Wilkens Fellow at the Genocide Intervention Network.

Michael Kleiman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 where he received a degree in Film Theory and Criticism. He recently received a Fulbright Scholarship from the United States State Department. Over the past two years he has worked on a series of short documentaries highlighting the work of the College Board and the Gates Foundation in the area of Public Education Reform. Michael is currently working with Righteous Pictures on a feature length documentary film, The Last Survivor, which focuses on genocide awareness, prevention and advocacy. He has worked as an editor and crewmember with acclaimed directors Andrew Bujalski and Albert Maysles.

Blog Entries by Michael Pertnoy and Michael Kleiman

The Last Survivor: What's in a Name?

Posted April 30, 2009 | 11:10:47 (EST)


The Last Survivor Sneak Preview from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

Undoubtedly, every time either of us presents the sneak preview of our film, The Last Survivor, we are...

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The Last Survivor: The Case for Prevention

Posted April 27, 2009 | 11:40:47 (EST)


The Last Survivor: The Case For Prevention from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

Lawrence Woocher speaking before the launch of Genocide Prevention Month at the 6th & I...

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The Last Survivor: Denial

Posted April 23, 2009 | 12:23:19 (EST)


The Last Survivor: Denial from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

Archbishop Vicken Aykazian speaking at the "Honor the Past, Act Now for Darfur" commemoration event in Washington, D.C. on...

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The Last Survivor: Tired Feet, Rested Souls

Posted April 20, 2009 | 15:37:34 (EST)


Gloria White-Hammond from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

Reverend Gloria White-Hammond speaks to the crowd at the Save Darfur Coalition's 'Honor the Past, Act NOW for Darfur' Event.

Yesterday,...

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The Last Survivor: The Banyamulenge

Posted April 17, 2009 | 14:56:50 (EST)

This post was written by Justin Semahoro Kimenyerwa - a Congolese refugee who was resettled to the United States in June.

I would like to tell you about my home and my people.

I was born in Minembwe in the Democratic Republic of Congo - over the mountains of the...

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The Last Survivor: Survivor Networks

Posted April 13, 2009 | 10:45:03 (EST)


Survivor Networks from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

At a recent screening of the 20-minute sneak preview of our film as part of Genocide Prevention Month, a rather...

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The Last Survivor: Rwanda 15 Years Later - A Survivor's Reflections

Posted April 9, 2009 | 08:12:24 (EST)

For the next several posts, we have asked the Survivors in our film to reflect on the month of April and the memories - both dark and hopeful - that they associate with it. Today's post was written by Jacqueline Murekatete.

15 years ago, I was a young girl of...

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The Last Survivor: April 15th

Posted April 6, 2009 | 09:29:23 (EST)

For the next several posts, we have asked the Survivors in our film to reflect on the month of April and the memories - both dark and hopeful - that they associate with it. Today's post was written by Hédi Fried.

"To every thing there is a season, and a...

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The Last Survivor: A Genocide Happened Here

Posted April 2, 2009 | 13:06:02 (EST)


GPM Launch Introduction from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.
Jill Savitt, executive director of the Genocide Prevention Project introduces Genocide Prevention Month at the national launch in Washington,...

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The Last Survivor: Family Trees

Posted March 30, 2009 | 15:58:48 (EST)


The Last Survivor Extended Trailer from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

This blog picks up where the last one left off - in the Swedish countryside with Hédi....

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The Last Survivor: Rebirth

Posted March 26, 2009 | 11:52:40 (EST)


'Rebirth' from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

The first time we met Hédi Fried, she told us about her love for travel. It was a love affair that had...

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The Last Survivor: Mambo Sawa Sawa

Posted March 23, 2009 | 03:48:53 (EST)


Mambo Sawa Sawa from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

This is a story about hope.

Justin Semahoro Kimenyerwa is 25 years old. He is a Banyamulenge Tutsi -...

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The Last Survivor: Stop Saying 'Never Again'

Posted March 19, 2009 | 01:43:27 (EST)


Stop Saying "Never Again" from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

At the beginning of April in 1994, Jacqueline Murekatete was nine years old. As was common in Rwandan culture,...

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The Last Survivor: 'Home to Darfur'

Posted March 16, 2009 | 10:22:29 (EST)


Home to Darfur from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

On March 4th, 2009, when the International Criminal Court issued the arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, over 400...

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The Last Survivor: An Introduction

Posted March 12, 2009 | 13:37:24 (EST)


The Last Survivor Extended Trailer from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.

Watching helplessly from the United States as his family in Poland was taken from the home of...

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