ICYASHA

Marie Clémentine DUSABEJAMBO - Rwanda

Synopsis

A 12-year-old boy tries desperately hard to join a local boys’ football team. His effeminacy disqualifies him. The boys often taunt him and bully him. He finds himself in a world where he must prove and claim his masculinity. The story shows the simultaneous pain and beauty of childhood.

Film details

Genre : Short films
Duration : 16 minutes
Year of production : 2018
Country : Rwanda
Casting : Emmanuel Mugisha - Vivine Uwamariya
Screenwriter : Marie Clémentine DUSABEJAMBO
Cinematography : Wail Gzoly
Editor : Wail Gzoly / Richard Mugwaneza
Director : Marie Clémentine DUSABEJAMBO
Production company : Marie Epiphanie UWAYEZU - SAMCITY Films






She is a Rwandan film-maker whose short films have won prizes such as Bronze Tanit (JCC, 2012/2016), Ousmane Sembene (ZIFF, 2016), and 2017 Thomas Sankara Fespaco. Icyasha is her fourth short film.