Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
Films like Hotel Rwanda, Sometimes in April, and Shooting Dogs have codified certain ways of representing the 1994 Rwandan genocide, with realist aesthetics, epic sweep, and aspirations to historical authenticity. A young Rwandan director, Kivu Ruhorahoza, has won two major prizes at the Tribeca Festival for his 2011 feature Grey Matter, a breakthrough film that is different from its predecessors in almost every respect. Ruhorahoza’s film is intimate, cosmopolitan, metaphorical, and avant-garde; it requires some effort to understand, yet it is extremely moving. On the 20th Anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, it offers new ways of understanding the consequences of the genocide, and of the continuing perils of the post-genocide period. It is also an inspiring new contribution to African cinema.
Recommended Citation
Sugnet, Charles J.
(2014)
"Matière Grise de Kivu Ruhorahoza : un nouveau discours filmique pour le Rwanda?,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 83:
No.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol83/iss1/10
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