Grief and isolation are some of the reasons that made Rugero want to take revenge on the Interahamwe who killed his parents in 1994 in the genocide against the Tutsis. After 1994, he continued to carry the broken glass lamp and took it as his lost father, which became a sign of forgiveness with the help of his uncle who was close to him.

mit | estrelado | starring | avec
Kayumba Vianney, Mazimpaka Jones Kennedy, Mbyukanjyayo Jean Damascene, Nzamukosha Didacienne, Misky Sacha Ayera

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Keni Kassim RUGABISHA

Rwanda | 2025 | Short narrative | 28 mins 29s

Titel | Título | TITLES | TITRES :
ITARA (THE LAMP)

Filmgattung | Tipo | Type :
Cortometraje de ficción | Kurtz | Short narrative | Court métrage fiction

السنة | Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2025
البلد | Country of production | Pays de production : Rwanda
البلد | Filmmaker's Country | Pays du cinéaste : Rwanda
المدة | Runtime | Durée : 00:28:29 (28′ 29")
Language (Original Version) | Langues (VO) : Kinyarwanda
Subtitles | Sous-titres : English, French | Anglais, français


CAST | ACTRICES - ACTEURS
Vianney KAYUMBA
Jones Kennedy MAZIMPAKA
Jean Damascene MBYUKANJYAYO
Didacienne NZAMUKOSHA
Misky Sacha Ayera


Producer | Producteur :
RUGABISHA Keni Kassim

REGISSEUR | REALIZADOR | DIRECTOR | RÉALISATEUR :
Keni Kassim RUGABISHA

SCREENWRITER | SCÉNARISTE :
RUGABISHA Keni Kassim

PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
-....

Distributor | Distributeur :
Romeo Umulisa (Hi Kigali)


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
- Hi Kigali (Rwanda)


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2025 | Compétition Officielle || 8e Festival international du court-métrage de Dakar - Dakar Court 2025 | DAKAR (Sénégal) | 09-13 Dec 2025
● Festival International du Cinéma Africain Khouribga, Maroc
● Luxor African Film Festival, Egypte
● Festival Cedre Universelle du Court Métrage, Liban
● Grand Prize of the Best Short Film / Morocco / Grand Prize of the Best Short Film / Morocco
● Festival Vues d'Afrique 2025, Canada


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► https://hikigali.com/itara/
Updated by Audrey JANICHON, Thierno DIA, 24 Jan 2026

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