After another incident with her husband, a mistreated woman seeks old adventures from her neighbors' house where she decides to change the course of her life.
After spending the day with a supportive group of women, Anna decides to see herself in a new light.
Rwanda, 2021, Fiction, 13 mins, Drama, in Kinyarwanda, DCP
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT In our society, there are like codes that imply how a married woman should behave, and acting differently often excludes you from normal people. This, from time to time pressures some women to tolerate unacceptable conditions in their homes. Breaking Ground is a combination of fiction and some real life stories spiced up with some personal wish to see more daring women that challenge such beliefs by being themselves.
NOTE BY THE FESTIVAL WRITER: Reflective Encounters "As a pot of tea boils over, frothy milk spitting on a hot stovetop, Anna makes a decision. She is ready to step out of the violence that permeates her life. Inès Girihirwe's drama about a Rwandan woman on the precipice of leaving an abusive relationship is full of a palpable loneliness thanks to the darkness and lengthy silences that engulf the first half of the film. The stifling house she lives in thrums with tension, but when Anna finds solace with a group of women, she allows colour and commotion back into her life.
It is difficult to explore the complexities of abusive relationships and the struggle to leave them. Often the language we use refers to strength, inadvertently implying weakness of those who cannot or do not leave. Breaking Ground doesn't cast aspersions on Anna for her decisions. Instead, it recognises the impact of her isolation, and then relishes in the sense of community that she finds with other women.
Anna's story is not over. It is not shown to be heroic or unique, but that makes it no less important. Breaking Ground looks at a woman at the beginning of the journey to learning to embrace herself again, and that is enough." - Malaika Kegode (2021 Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, UK)
Título / Original title / Titre Original : BREAKING GROUND Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : Breaking Ground Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : Breaking Ground (Nouvelle voie) Outro título (em árabe) / Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) : Outro título (em francês) / Other Title (in French) / Autre Titre (en français) : Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 13' (0h13 minutes, 01:13:00) Tipo / Type / Type : Curta-metragem de ficção / Short Narrative / Court-métrage Fiction Gênero / Genre : Drama / Drama / Drame Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : Kinyarwanda Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres : Francês, Inglês / French, English / Français, Anglais País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : Ruanda / Rwanda / Rwanda País do Diretora / Filmmaker's Country / Pays de la réalisatrice : Ruanda / Rwanda / Rwanda País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Ruanda / Rwanda / Rwanda Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2021 Ano de lançamento / Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2021 Cores / Colors / Couleurs : Cor / Color / Couleur Suporte de difusão / Media / Support de diffusion : DCP Formato / Aspect Ratio / Format Image : Formato de som / Sound Mix / Format Son : Orçamento estimado / Estimated Budget / Budget prévisionnel : TAGS : Família, Family, Famille, #FemmeMaisPasQue #NotOnlyWoman #BreakingGround #shortfilm #imitanaproductions
CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS (in credits order) Rosine Bazongere................................................... Anna Alphonse Karangwa................................................. Leslie Irebe Karangwa............................................ Cheryl Isheja......................................................... Natacha Muziramakenga.............................................. Micheline Muhimpundu..................................................
Dir. de Fotografia / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo : Bora Shingiro
Directores de Som / Sound Recordists (Sound Engineers) / Ingénieurs du son : .........................
Música / Composer (Original Music) / Musique : Fever Ray
Montagem / Editing / Montage : Richard Mugwaneza
Art Direction (Production Designer) / Cheffe Décoratrice : Costume Designer / Créateur des Costumes : Sound Editor / Monteur son : Sound Mixing / Mixage Son : Gerente de Produção / Unit production manager / Directeur de production : Assistente Realização / Assistant Director / Assistante Réalisatrice : Boom operator / Perchiste : Sound designer / Sound designer : Dialogue editor / Monteuse dialogues : Sound Assistant / Assistant Son : Foley artist / Bruitage : Re-recording mixer / Re-recording mixer : Colorist / Etalonneur : Music supervisor / Supervision de la Musique : Location Manager / Régisseur : Transportation Captain / Responsable Transports : Set photography / Photographe de plateau : Illustration / Illustrations (Générique) : THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS :
PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION : : Imitana Productions (Kigali, Rwanda) through its "Creative power in Constraint" Filmmaking Workshop (early 2020)
PRÉMIOS / AWARDS / PRIX * Special Jury Prize for Direction - Short fiction (47th SIFF 2021 (Seattle, USA, April 14-24, 2021 - www.siff.net/festival/breaking-ground)
FESTIVALS / EXIBIÇÕES / SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) * Sélection /// DAKAR COURT 2022, 5ème édition du 05 au 10 décembre | www.festivaldakarcourt.com/ * Nominee /// JCC 2021 (Tunisia) - www.jcctunisie.org/eng/filmsDetail.php?id_film=32 * selection /// Film Fest Gent (Belgium) - * selection /// Afrika Film Festival 2021 (Cologne, Germany) (09/25/2021, 18:00 / 4PM, FILMFORUM IM MUSEUM LUDWIG) - www.afrikafilmfestivalkoeln.de/fr/programme/actuelle/actual-programm-detail/breaking-ground-11 * European Premiere /// 2021 FIFF | 35th Festival International de Films de Fribourg (Fribourg, Switzerland, April 16 - 25, 2021) - www.fiff.ch/fr/breaking-ground * selection /// Encounters Film Festival 2021 (Bristol, UK, Online from 1 - 30 September 2021) - www.encounters.film/breaking-ground * Special Jury Prize for Direction (Live Action Short Film) /// 47th SIFF 2021 (Seattle, USA, April 14-24, 2021) - www.siff.net/festival/breaking-ground * Selection : Clermont-Ferrand International Shortfilm Festival 2022, Category "Regards d'Afrique"
*Sélection Festival International du Court-métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2022, dans la Catégorie "Regard d'Afrique"' * Sélection : Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique de Lausanne 2022, du 17 au 21 aout.
Quelle / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) : - www.facebook.com/Imitana-Productions-446042079271825/ - www.encounters.film/breaking-ground - www.afrikafilmfestivalkoeln.de/fr/programme/actuelle/actual-programm-detail/breaking-ground-11 - www.encounters.film/breaking-ground - www.siff.net/festival/breaking-ground Updated by Thierno DIA, 21 June 2023
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إيناس جيريهيروي - رواندا
النوع : روائي مدة الفيلم : 13 min سنة الانتاج : 2020 البلد : رواندا
المخرج : إيناس جيريهيروي
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