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- June 2015, Burundi, thousands gather in the streets of Bujumbura to manifest against Pierre Nkurunziza's third mandate. As I film the first acts of violence and the victims therefrom produced, I become separated from my family. I'm obliged to flee, due to the increasing violence in the country and the risks bought on by making this film. The second half of the story is the search for my children in Burundi and Rwanda. On both sides of the frontier, I meet those who stayed and those who fled. Their stories, often brutal and fragmented, express a huge amount of uncertainty.
- An American film maker specializing in African advocacy videos goes behind the scenes of humanitarian aid and activism to see the intricacies of good intentions. The unexpected story that follows reveals the lives of two Congolese miners as they react to the competing pressures placed upon them by Hollywood celebrities, rebel soldiers, student activists, and, ultimately, their own families.
- When two siblings discover an old journal, they uncover a dark truth about their ancestors' devastating impact on the environment. As they delve deeper into the journal's contents, they must grapple with the weight of their family's legacy and decide whether to confront the past or continue down the same destructive path.
- Thema a kid born in poor village in Burundi is forced to face the real world alone after the death of his beloved mother and only parent.
- Since 2015, more than 450.000 Burundians have been forced to flee and to seek refuge in neighboring countries (such as Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda). Among them, more than 90.000 are in Rwanda, of which 60.000 live in Mahama refugee camp and 32.000 in Kigali and surroundings. In this difficult context, the international organization Maison Shalom, founded by "Maggy" Barankitse (winner of the Aurora prize 2016) is doing all in its power to protect and restore dignity to Burundian refugees in Rwanda. To do that the Community Center Oasis of Peace was created in Kigali in 2016 in order to school children, offer psychosocial support to victims of torture and rape, and to implement activities of sustainable development in areas such as health, education, vocational training, culture and income-generation.
- When a pandemic rages to an attack ; Sarah discovers that she has only six months to live ;confined to her home with her husband Phil ; the young couple will have to face their fear together ; the fear of death ; the fear of being forgotten.
- Rwanda now lives in peace. This country is even cited as an example and its experts are solicited to resolve conflicts elsewhere in the world. Twenty years after the terrible genocide that claimed more than one million lives, how did Rwanda reconcile itself? What path has he traveled to rebuild? The main genocidaires were tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. In order to try the perpetrators of the genocide, Rwanda had to resort to its tradition by setting up the "Gacaca" courts. Villages of reconciliation have been created where the executioners (having served their sentence) and the survivors of the genocide are peacefully cohabiting. Today, Rwanda is proud to provide troops to the UN for its peacekeeping and mediation missions in conflict zones. With peace restored, the economy has one of the best growth in Africa. Foreigners are investing and tourism has taken off, reaching a million visitors a year.
- Investigates the sacred and artistic similarities between the Burundian people and the First Nations in Canada.
- A five-part documentary mini-series focusing on heroic persons who preferred peace to war in their actions during - or in the aftermath of - the long Burundian Civil War.
- Describes the work of a radio station (Studio Ijambo) in Burundi which brings together Hutu and Tutsi reporters and demonstrates the role of communications media in promoting tribal peace.
- Anémone, a girl raised with strict Christian values, must deal with a harsh new reality on the eve of her wedding.
- Tells the story of a young orphan, Deo Gratias, who is rescued by Rosa, an old woman always looking after abandoned children in the Republic of Burundi, a country where reconciliation is now predominant.
- Congolese refugees camped out in the city of Bujumbura are either ignored or feared by those who pass by. One day. a five dollar bill forces these worlds to collide in unexpected ways.
- Short documentary focusing on the environmental situation and the conservation of nature in the National Parks in the Republic of Burundi.
- Moma is a young man who dreams of being an architect to build a better life for him and his family.
- A village is assaulted by rebels. Everybody flees except for little Fabrice. He is first taken care of by the government army but subsequently dressed in uniform. With other children he is fighting in combat against the rebels. As a result of peace talks he is demobilized. After having rejoined his sister and little brother back home, he's following a training as a carpenter so as to have some potential to merge into civil society.
- An 82-year-old refugee comes home to Burundi and tries to rebuild his life after 38 years in exile.
- Focuses on the subject of pedophilia in the Republic of Burundi.
- A porter in Bujumbura tries to make a name for himself by working for a slaughterhouse.
- A short documentary focusing on the status of women in the Republic of Burundi.
- A guy finds out that he's not living alone
- A music documentary following the Burundian drummers from "Les Maîtres-Tambours du Burundi" (The Drums of Burundi) during their 1996 tour in France.
- A young woman's foray into prostitution bring shocking consequences to her family.
- Covers peace and reconciliation processes in the Republic of Burundi.
- Animation and live action short film mixing real characters and puppets telling the story of the annual Umuganuro (sorghum festival), which was a huge display of pomp, festivities, and dances for the royal court of Burundi.
- Burundi is one of two countries (with Mali) in East and West Africa where the HIV infection rate has remained stagnant or has risen in the past decade. The documentary focuses on Burundian patients living with AIDS.
- Olivier's family have been repatriated from Amsterdam to Burundi. Convinced that he will go back soon, as his friend from the Dutch consulate has promised, Olivier tells everyone they are here on holiday.
- Shorts from five African nations. In Burundi, a young woman faces wedding jitters in the worst way in "Nothing is The Same". Fall in love under the rain in Egypt with "Atef". A young woman in Morocco introduces to her world while getting "Painted". Joshua in South African learns big lessons in "Small Change". Young Tinashe in Zimbabwe finds courage under the "Pillars of Hope". (English subtitles).
- In 1972, civil war and ethnic massacres forced hundreds of thousands of Burundians from their homes. Most fled to Tanzania, where they would live as refugees for generations. Thirty six-years later, they are finally finding a place to call home. Home Free follows three Burundian families; one has chosen to become citizens of Tanzania, another has chosen to return to Burundi and a third has resettled to Canada. The film takes you on their journey and explores efforts to bring an end to one of Africa's most prolonged refugee situations.
- Focuses on African writers facing the Rwandan genocide.
- A short documentary on pygmy people in Burundi produced by the French Cooperation in Bujumbura (Burundi).