Kinyarwanda

  • Anisia Uzeyman & Saul Williams – Neptune Frost (2021)

    2021-2030Anisia UzeymanArthouseQueer Cinema(s)RwandaSaul WilliamsSci-Fi

    An intersex African hacker, a coltan miner and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union.

    MUBI wrote:
    In Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist hacker collective, attempting a takeover of the regime that is exploiting the region’s natural resources. When an intersex runaway and a miner find each other, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.Read More »

  • Kivu Ruhorahoza – Matière Grise AKA Grey Matter (2011)

    2011-2020African CinemaDramaExperimentalKivu RuhorahozaRwanda

    Balthazar is a young African filmmaker on the brink of directing his first project, The Cycle of the Cockroach, a fictional story about a young woman who survived unspeakable atrocities only to find herself committed to the same mental institution as a man driven insane by the crimes he perpetrated during the war. Potential funders for the film insist the themes are too bleak and pessimistic-they encourage Balthazar to make a “message” film that raises awareness about gender-based violence or HIV/AIDS instead. But he refuses to give up. Instead of telling his production team the news, Balthazar continues preparations for the film without financing or equipment.Read More »

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