International Short Film Contest 54 ED. 2026

Belgium, Rwanda 2026 17' Ficción Ópera prima
Set in 1994 Rwanda, on the verge of the genocide against the minority Tutsi. Jeanne (10), a daredevil girl, is searching for her pet goat. During this final quest of childhood amid the warmth of family, days full of play, and calming mountain winds, she is exposed to new realities about her ethnicity.

Aimé Octave Ishimwe
Aimé Octave Ishimwe is a graduating director from the Royal Institute for Theater, Cinema and Sound. His work started in documentary photography at 16, making him a young working photographer. He will later pursue an education in Architecture in China. During the pandemic, he decides to reorient to film, where, among other schools, he is accepted into the RITCS School of Arts in Brussels to pursue an education in film direction.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Aimé Octave Ishimwe
SCRIPT:
Aimé Octave Ishimwe, Manon Poelman
PRODUCTION:
Nora Essalama
EDITING:
Anton Nicasy
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Clarence Haakmat
ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Seppe Roosen
SOUND:
Seppe Roosen
CAMERA:
Clarence Haakmat
CAST:
Francine Uwihirwe, Bolce Cyiza, Celestin Gakwaya, Clementine Uwimana, Siridion Habiyambere
OTHERS:
productor –Peter De Maegd (Potemkino); dirección de producción –Mélanie Van Houdt; VFX –The Pack Brussels
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