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Wikipedia article




'A Place for Myself' is a 2016 Rwandan film produced by Clmentine Dusabejambo.

Plot



Set in Rwanda, the film tells the story of a 5 year old Elikia with albinism, who struggles in the face of discrimination and stigma at primary school. With her mother, she fights back against discrimination.

Reception



The film premiered at the Goethe Institut in Kigali. It was also shown at the 2017 Toronto Black Film Festival and the 2017 Milano Film Festival. It gained three awards, including the Ousmane Sembene Award, at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), and won a Tanit bronze award at the Carthage Film Festival in 2016.

References



Category:2016 films

Category:2016 short films

Category:Rwandan short films

Category:Kinyarwanda-language films

Category:Albinism in popular culture


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