A Place for Myself explained

Runtime:	22 mins
Language:	Kinyarwanda

A Place for Myself is a Rwandan short film released in 2016.

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.^[1] With her mother, she fights back against discrimination.^[2]

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),^[3] and won a Tanit bronze award at the Carthage Film Festival in 2016.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-02-07 . Rwandan film selected for Toronto Black Film Festival . 2022-08-05 . The New Times Rwanda . en.
2. Web site: A Place for Myself African Film Festival, Inc. . 2022-08-05 . en-US.
3. Web site: Africiné - Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) 2016 . 2022-08-05 . Africiné . fr.
4. Web site: 2019-09-20 . Rwandan film nominated for eight AMAA awards . 2022-08-05 . The New Times Rwanda . en.
5. Web site: 2017-03-11 . Dusabejambo on scooping Thomas Sankara Prize at FESPACO . 2022-08-05 . The New Times Rwanda . en.