Synopsis
Mugeni’s story starts in a small village in southeastern Congo called Murambya, a Banyamulenge farming community where neighbors provided for one another. One night, when she was just fourteen, she and her family awake to the sounds of bombs.
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Animation :
Sebastian Bisbal, Maya Edelman, Catalina Etcheverry, Samia Khalaf, Catta Silva and Paula Tapia
In competition for :
Best youth short film
Direction
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Amy BenchAmy Bench is a filmmaker and visual artist who is drawn to the immediacy of film and photography to tell stories of community and resilience. Trained as a cinematographer, her observational style highlights small details of the human experience that transcend formal explanation. Her films are available on The New Yorker, Paramount Plus, and PBS Digital.