1994, Rwanda. As the genocide rages on, apastor and his daughter take refuge in the hut of a shaman they fear : Bazigaga. Hunted by the Interahamwe militias and trapped with this woman, Karembe and his little girl only think about surviving.
BAZIGAGA
A short by Jo Ingabire Moys
2022 – 27′
A Production by Fulldawa (fr), White Boat Pictures (be) & Chez Kibibi (uk)
With the support of CNC, of the Federation Wallonie Bruxelles, of regional fund of Réunion, of Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government with Taxshelter.be in association with France Télévisions
Distribution & Sales : Agence du Court-Métrage Belge
Diffusion : France 2 (France), RTBF (Belgium)
Casting : Eliane Umuhire, Ery Nzaramba & Roger Noël Ineza
Production Team : DOP : Thomas Bremond / Montage : Matyas Veress / Sound Editing : Adrien Navez / Mix : Hugo Fernandez / Foley Artist : Philippe Van Leer
PRICES & SELECTIONS
Nominated at BAFTA
FIFF Namur : Prix coup de coeur RTBF et Prix d’interprétation
Clermont-Ferrand : Prix d’interprétation France Télévisions
Afrika Film Festival Leuven : Silver Yafma best african short film
Festival International de la Haye : Meilleure Réalisation
Atlanta Women Film Festival : Meilleur Film
Madagascourt Film festival : Zebu d’Or du Meilleur Film
etc….
Qualified at Oscars / Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (fr) / Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (be) / Un Festival c’est Trop Court Nice / Brussels Short Film Festival (be) / Tournai RamDam (be) / Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême (FR) / Bruges International Film Festival (be) / Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA) / Leeds (UK) / Montreal International Black Film Festival (ca) / Festival of Nations (at) / Reykjavik Feminist Film Festival (is) / New York Super Shorts Film Festival / Amsterdam Independent Film Festival (nd) etc…
