KAMENGE NORTHERN QUARTERS
a film by Emanuele Gerosa, Salva Muñoz
Documentary // Running Time: 58 min. // Year: 2010 // Country of Production: Italy // Shooting Place: Burundi, France, Belgium, Italy // Original language: French, Kirundi, Italian // Subtitles: Italian, English, French, Spanish
Logline
“Kamenge, Northern Quarters” is the picture of the soul of a whole country, Burundi, which asks for freedom and justice, the ideals Alexis Sinduhije is fighting for.
Synopsis
“Kamenge, Northern Quarters” is the picture of the soul of a whole country, Burundi, which asks for freedom and justice, the ideals Alexis Sinduhije is fighting for. His story is closely linked to the life of his quarter, the Northern Quarters of the capital city Bujumbura - symbol of one of the most cruel wars the world has ever known, the conflict between Hutu and Tutsi - and of the young people who gravitate around the Kamenge Youth Center, the nerve center of “reconstruction” and coexistence after the civil war. The background and the glances of the ones who have not left are interwoven with the life of Alexis, who gave up his job as a journalist in 2007 to found a political party, standing for President in 2010. “It is possible to build a liveable Burundi, it is possible. You must only believe it and take the risk.” Alexis says. In Burundi, although the present government was elected democratically, the people who profess freedom of speech put their lives in danger.
Credits
Production: Oneworld DocuMakers
Directors: Emanuele Gerosa, Salva Muñoz
Director of Photography: Ana Izquierdo
Camera: Emanuele Gerosa, Salva Muñoz, Ana Izquierdo, Jean Pierre Aimé Harerimana
Sound: Emanuele Gerosa, Salva Muñoz
Editing: Emanuele Gerosa, Salva Muñoz
Music: Luca Será Micheli, Lorenzo Magnaghi
Visual Effects Artist & Design: Tricéfalo Studio
Sound Mix: Alsón Music & Sound
Color Correction: Ana Izquierdo
Documentation: Elena Patoner
Distribution: Journeyman Pictures.
Festivals and Awards
Selected at 14º Istanbul International 1001 Documentary Film Festival (29 September - 03 October 2011 - Turkey)
Winner of the award “Best Medium-Length Documentary Film" at 7º Montreal International Black Film Festival (21 September - 02 October 2011 - Canada)
Selected at 7º Tri Continental Human Rights Film Festival (09-28 September 2011 - South Africa)
Selected at 5º Addis International Film Festival (23-26 June 2011 - Ethiopia)
Selected at 14º Zanzibar International Film Festival (18-26 June 2011 -Tanzania)
Selected at 2º Festival International du Film des Droits de l'Homme de Nantes (15-19 June 2011 - France)
Winner of the award "Best film documentary production" at 26º Black International Cinema Berlin (04-08 May 2011 - Germany)
Selected at 7º Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival (21-24 April 2011 - Qatar)
Selected at 13º Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (11-20 March 2011 - Greece)
Selected at 9º International Human Rights Film Festival of Paris (08-15 March 2011 - France)
Selected at 3° Cairo Human Rights Film Festival (04-08 December 2010 - Egypt)
Winner of the award "Silver Audience Award" at 15° Amnesty International Film Festival (18-21 November 2010 - Canada)
Selected at 5° Miradasdoc Festival Internacional de Cine Documental (29 October - 06 November 2010 - Spain)
Selected at 1° DocUtah International Documentary Film Festival (16-25 September 2010 - Utah, US)