Director
Francois-XavierDestors
His commitment as a filmmaker was forged in Rwanda, among the survivors of the Tutsi genocide. After writing his first book on the challenges of representing genocide in film, he went on to make his first feature-length documentary, Rwanda, la surface de réparation (86', 2014). Author and director of historical documentaries for television (Paris une histoire capitale, Les voix de Srebrenica, Les Années 68, Mandela, un symbole contre l'apartheid, Thiaroye 44), He also explores ways of living in a hostile world, shooting Norilsk, l'étreinte de glace (2018) in Siberia and Toxicily (2023) about one of Europe's largest petrochemical zones. "didy" is his fourth feature-length documentary.
Other Organizers
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Gaël Kamilindi
Didy 82' (France-Switzerland-Rwanda)
SYNOPSIS
Gaël was just five years old when his mother, Didy, died. The memories of her presence have since been lost in the fury of the civil wars, genocide and AIDS that ravaged Burundi and then Rwanda, precipitating his exile to Switzerland. Returning to Rwanda 30 years later, he ventures to reopen the pages of his family history by meeting those who knew his mother. Through his memory, the portrait of a whole generation of Rwandan women is revealed.
