{{short description|2017 Rwandan short film}} {{Italic title}} {{Infobox film | name = Imfura | native_name = | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Samuel Ishimwe | producer = Haute École d'Art et de Design (HEAD) <br> Imitana Productions | writer = Samuel Ishimwe | starring = Moses Mwizerwa <br> Kijyana Yves <br> Nyirababikira Hadidja | music = Eugène Safali | cinematography = Samuel Ishimwe | editing = Samuel Ishimwe | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2017|12|13|Rwanda|df=yes}} | runtime = 36 min. | country = Rwanda<br> Switzerland | language = Kinyarwanda | gross = | budget = }} '''''Imfura''''', is a 2017 Rwandan documentary short film directed by Samuel Ishimwe and co-produced by Daniel Schweizer and Jean Perret for Haute École d'Art et de Design (HEAD) and Imitana Productions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/2018/02_programm_2018/02_filmdatenblatt_2018_201819516.html#tab=filmStills| title=Film File: Imfura | publisher=berlinale | accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/film_search/filmdetails/-/id_film/2147112341| title=Imfura by Samuel Ishimwe | publisher=Swiss Films| accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> The film stars Moses Mwizerwa in lead role along with '''Kijyana Yves''' and '''Nyirababikira Hadidja''' in supportive roles.
The film received positive reviews and won several awards in international film festivals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://africanfilmny.org/films/imfura/| title=Imfura| publisher=africanfilmny | accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> It became the first Rwandan production to be included in the competition of Berlinale Shorts. The short won the Silver Bear Jury Price at Berlin International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/en/PastEditions/2019/JuryMember/Samuel%20Ishimwe| title=Samuel Ishimwe: Director, Rwanda| publisher=Luxor African Film Festival| accessdate=14 October 2020| archive-date=15 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115141113/http://luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/en/PastEditions/2019/JuryMember/Samuel%20Ishimwe| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Plot== The film deals with a story set in a post-genocide Rwanda.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indie-mag.com/2018/03/samuel-ishimwe-berlinale-interview/| title=The first rwandan director at berlinale| publisher=indie-mag.com| accessdate=14 October 2020| archive-date=16 October 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016194546/https://indie-mag.com/2018/03/samuel-ishimwe-berlinale-interview/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Cast== * Moses Mwizerwa as Gisa * Kijyana Yves as Gahigi * Nyirababikira Hadidja as Seraphina
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt8055646}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQY3o7NIwM ''Imfura''] on YouTube
{{Best Student Short Film at the Africa International Film Festival|state=expanded}}
Category:2017 films Category:Rwandan short documentary films Category:2017 short documentary films Category:Films about the Rwandan genocide Category:Films set in Rwanda Category:2017 Swiss films