The Testimony (2015 film)

The Testimony
Film poster
Directed byVanessa Block
Produced byVanessa Block
Steve Tisch
Mitchell Block
Michael Sarnoski
CinematographyVanessa Block
Edited byMichael Sarnoski
Music byNathan Pangrazio
Production
companies
Atria Film
Escape Artists
BlockBox Entertainment
Release date
  • August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
CountryDRC

The Testimony is a 2015 American short documentary film about the "Minova Trial", conducted in 2014 by the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prosecute government troops' rapes and atrocities committed against women in Minova in 2012. It was the largest rape trial in DRC history.

The film is directed and shot by Vanessa Block and produced by Block, Steve Tisch, Mitchell Block and Michael Sarnoski.[1] The Testimony was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to the 88th Academy Awards in Documentary Short Subject category.[2]

  1. ^ Galuppo, Mia (November 6, 2015). "'The Testimony' Trailer: A Short Documentary About the Largest Rape Trial in Congo's History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR'S 2015 SHORTLIST". Oscars.org. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.