Lyiza
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Lyiza | |
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Directed by | Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo |
Screenplay by | Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo |
Starring | Barbara Umutesi, Rodrigue Cyuzuzo |
Edited by | Richard Mugwaneza |
Music by | Babrah Dusange, Betty Murungi, Bryan Senti, Jay Wadley |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
Country | Rwanda |
Lyiza is a 2011 Rwandan short film directed by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo.[1][2]
Synopsis
The past is always present in the life of Lyiza who has to live with the traumatic memory of her parents’ murder, during the genocide in Rwanda. When she recognizes in the father of her classmate, Rwena, the person responsible for their murder, she says so publicly, creating great tension. But harmony returns through the intervention of a teacher who takes the youngsters to the museum of the genocide, the place of memory, and guides Lyiza towards forgiveness. Without being didactic and with an original narrative style, the film underlines the importance of sharing experiences and educating for truth and reconciliation.[3]
References
- ^ "Three Shorts From Rwanda to Screen at This Year's Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Tales of war and hope: Movies help Rwanda heal". CNN World. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival - Milan - 22nd edition (license CC BY-SA)