Robyn Hillman-Harrigan: The Reckoning — Interview with Director Pamela Yates

A few weeks ago, I saw the New York premier of The Reckoning at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival . The crowd was quite astonishing. Two of the International Criminal Court prosecutors featured in the film, Christine Chung and Fatou Bensouda, were in attendance. The top brass from Human Rights Watch were also present along with a prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials. When Pamela Yates, the director, introduced him he received a standing ovation. The film was stark and penetrating. It