Canadian Premiere
In response to censorship from his home country, a director is forced to relocate his film, prompting a new approach with a new lead actor.
Gaël Kamilindi, Erwan Kepoa Falé
France/Switzerland
2026
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
José Michel Buhler, François-Xavier Destors
Screenwriter
Gaël Kamilindi
Cinematography
Eva Sehet
Editor
Marie Thomas-Pernette
Original Music
Gaspard Sommer
Gaël Kamilindi
Gaël Kamilindi, originally from Rwanda, is a film director and (since 2017) member of the Comédie-Française troupe. Between 2021 and 2024, he self-produced and co-directed (with Ozal Emier) Les resquilleurs, a 35-minute experimental trilogy. In 2024, he co-directed (with François-Xavier Destors) Didy, his first feature-length documentary. Didy was selected by numerous festivals including Visions du Réel, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Pessac History Film Festival, Encounters, FESPACO, and others, and received Best Documentary recognition at both the Mashariki African Film Festival and the Brussels International Film Festival.
Photo by ADOK Films
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