This is definitely good news every Rwandan should be proud of! Imbabazi: The Pardon, the 1st feature film from Rwandan Director and film producer Joel Karekezi as well as the 1st film by a Rwandan will be distributed in Theatres in North America (USA and Canada).
By FilmRise through The GFI (Global Film Initiative), Imbabazi: The Pardon is among 10 feature films from Armenia, Turkey, India, Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina, Venezuela, Rwanda, Morocco, Cameroon, and Egypt to be distributed in Theatres in USA and Canada.
"This year, with a major shift in the distribution paradigm, and with the assistance of our able distribution partner, FilmRise, we have been able to offer an even broader viewing opportunity to films that might otherwise have been overlooked" says Susan Weeks Coulter, Board Chair of The Global Film Initiative. "The current political climate of world-wide unrest underscores the need to hear from other voices, and these films offer the recognition of different realties."
“Now our feature film Imbabazi: The Pardon will be distributed in North America (U.S.A & Canada) by Film Rise through The Global Film Initiative support!! Many thanks our story will stay on screen for the coming years to educate the next generation!” The Film Director and Producer Joel Karekezi announcing good news on his Facebook page
Imbabazi: The Pardon is the 1st Feature film from Joel Karekezi who is working on his 2nd film “The Mercy of the Jungle”. The film recounts the story of Manzi who, after being imprisoned for the killing of ethnic Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide, Manzi must face the emotional and psychological consequences of his most personal crime: the murder of his best friend's family.
Rwandan film Producer Joel Karekezi
Imbabazi is in same package as BAD HAIR (Venezuela) by Mariana Rondon, DIOS CARMEN (Morocco) by Mohamed Amin Benamraoui, IMAGE THREADS (India) by Vipin Vijay, K & ALI (Turkey) by Pelin Esmer, NINAH'S DOWRY (Cameroon) by Victor Viyuoh, VOICE OF MY FATHER (Turkey) by Orhan Eskiköy and Zeynel Doğan, EXCUSE MY FRENCH (Egypt) by Amr Salama, FROM TWO WORLDS AS A KEEPSAKE (Armenia and Russia) by Nika Shek and HALIMA'S PATH (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia) by Arsen Anton Ostojic.
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