Na Wéwé

Original Title|Na Wéwé

18" | 2011 (Draft)

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1994: there is civil war in Burundi, a small central African country directly bordering Rwanda. A near genocidal confrontation involves rebels mainly composed of ethnic Hutus and a national army with a majority of Tutsis.

synopsis

This short film relates a frequent by-product of the fratricidal conflict in Burundi: the attack by rebels on a minivan carrying ordinary citizens. A Kalashnikov blasts. The bus stops, the passengers get off. An order is barked: "Hutus to the left, Tutsis to the right!" The sorting out begins. But who is a Hutu; who is a Tutsi?
1994: Le Burundi, un petit pays d’Afrique centrale à la frontière du Rwanda, est plongé dans une guerre civile. Une confrontation ressemblant à un génocide oppose les rebelles, principalement composés des Hutus ethniques, et l’armée nationale qui rassemble une majorité de Tutsis.

Credits

Music
Jérémie Hakeshiman

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Genre
Year of production

2011
Production status
Draft
Original title
Na Wéwé

Technical specs

Running time
18"
Aspect ratio
16:9
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2011: The Flickerfest International Short Film Festival (AU) / Festival du Film Court Francophone (FRA) / Academy Award Nominee - Live action short film (USA) / Festival de Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) / Festimages.be (BE) / CamboFest (KHM) / Heart of Gold International Film Festival (AUS) / Jerusalem In

Awards

2011: Grand Prix of the Short Film (Tübingen Festival) / The Public's Prize (Brussels Festival) / The Authors' Prize (Brussels Independent Film Festival) / 2nd Prize Confrontations (Berlin Interfilm Festival) / Prize of the Press (The Media Festival 10/10) / B-TV Prize (The Media Festival 10/10) /

Partners

Co-production partners

CUT! SPRL, RTBF, Menya Média (Burundi)

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons, Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wallonie Bruxelles Images (WBI), UNESCO