Mashirika new Film Project eying 2019 Cannes film festival

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Besides its theater stages,  Mashirika Performance and Media Company has been working onto a mega film project. The project which kicked off with auditions in April this year is one which was recently concluded.

Dubbed Notre-Dame du Nil (Our lady of the Nile, the film stars over 20 Rwandan girls, from which 9, were selected for the lead roles in the film.
Notre-Dame du Nil is expected to premiere at the 2019 Cannes film festival  .

Inspired by Scholarstique Mukasonga’s book, the Film is directed by  Atiq Rahimi, yet produced by Rani Massalha and Marie Legrand for their trust.
photos; Sophie Davin