Shyaka Kagame | |
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Born | Shyaka Kagame 1983 |
Nationality |
Rwandan Swiss |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, assistant director |
Years active | 2009–present |
Shyaka Kagame (born 1983) is a Rwandan–Swiss filmmaker. He is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed film Bounty (2017). [1] [2]
He was born in 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland, to Rwandan parents. [3] One of his siblings is the artist Kayije Kagame. [4]
Before entering cinema, Kagame studied political science. In 2009, he started his film career as an assistant director with Geneva filmmaker Frédéric Baillif. [5] In June 2017, Kagame made his directorial debut with Bounty. [6] The film received critical acclaim and screened at several film festivals. The documentary is noted for its lack of voice-overs, interviews and camera faces. The film deals with questions about the identity of black Afro–Swiss people. [3]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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2011 | Believers: Who's Back? | Assistant Director | Documentary | |
2017 | Bounty | Director | Documentary |
Shyaka Kagame | |
---|---|
Born | Shyaka Kagame 1983 |
Nationality |
Rwandan Swiss |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, assistant director |
Years active | 2009–present |
Shyaka Kagame (born 1983) is a Rwandan–Swiss filmmaker. He is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed film Bounty (2017). [1] [2]
He was born in 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland, to Rwandan parents. [3] One of his siblings is the artist Kayije Kagame. [4]
Before entering cinema, Kagame studied political science. In 2009, he started his film career as an assistant director with Geneva filmmaker Frédéric Baillif. [5] In June 2017, Kagame made his directorial debut with Bounty. [6] The film received critical acclaim and screened at several film festivals. The documentary is noted for its lack of voice-overs, interviews and camera faces. The film deals with questions about the identity of black Afro–Swiss people. [3]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Believers: Who's Back? | Assistant Director | Documentary | |
2017 | Bounty | Director | Documentary |