Eliane Umuhire

Birds Are Singing in Kigali (2017)

We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Kos-Krauze  •  Krzysztof Krauze
CAST:  Jowita Budnik  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Witold Wieliński  •  Ciza Remy Muhirwa

We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Kos-Krauze  •  Krzysztof Krauze
CAST:  Jowita Budnik  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Witold Wieliński  •  Ciza Remy Muhirwa

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Sarnoski
CAST:  Lupita Nyong'o  •  Joseph Quinn  •  Alex Wolff  •  Djimon Hounsou

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Sarnoski
CAST:  Lupita Nyong'o  •  Joseph Quinn  •  Alex Wolff  •  Djimon Hounsou

Trees of Peace (2021)

In April of 1994, four women from different backgrounds and beliefs are trapped and hiding during the Rwandan genocide. Their fight for survival against all odds unites the women in an unbreakable sisterhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alanna Brown
CAST:  Eliane Umuhire  •  Charmaine Bingwa  •  Ella Cannon  •  Tongayi Chirisa

In April of 1994, four women from different backgrounds and beliefs are trapped and hiding during the Rwandan genocide. Their fight for survival against all odds unites the women in an unbreakable sisterhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alanna Brown
CAST:  Eliane Umuhire  •  Charmaine Bingwa  •  Ella Cannon  •  Tongayi Chirisa

Neptune Frost (2022)

In the hilltops of Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Williams  •  Anisia Uzeyman
CAST:  Cheryl Isheja  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Bertrand Ninteretse  •  Elvis Ngabo

In the hilltops of Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Williams  •  Anisia Uzeyman
CAST:  Cheryl Isheja  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Bertrand Ninteretse  •  Elvis Ngabo

Omen (2023)

Between Brussels, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, Augure borrows from magic realism to paint a portrait of “undesirables” and “sorcerers” through the intertwined stories of protagonists of different genders and generations, confronted with the prejudice and suspicion of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Baloji Tshiani
CAST:  Marc Zinga  •  Lucie Debay  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Yves-Marina Gnahoua

Between Brussels, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, Augure borrows from magic realism to paint a portrait of “undesirables” and “sorcerers” through the intertwined stories of protagonists of different genders and generations, confronted with the prejudice and suspicion of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Baloji Tshiani
CAST:  Marc Zinga  •  Lucie Debay  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Yves-Marina Gnahoua

Bazigaga (2022)

1994, Rwanda. As the genocide rages on, a pastor and his young daughter take shelter in the hut of a feared shaman : Bazigaga. Hunted by the militias and trapped with the strange woman sorcerer, Karembe seeks a way out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Ingabire Moys
CAST:  Eliane Umuhire  •  Ery Nzaramba  •  Aboudou Issam  •  Roger Ineza

1994, Rwanda. As the genocide rages on, a pastor and his young daughter take shelter in the hut of a feared shaman : Bazigaga. Hunted by the militias and trapped with the strange woman sorcerer, Karembe seeks a way out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Ingabire Moys
CAST:  Eliane Umuhire  •  Ery Nzaramba  •  Aboudou Issam  •  Roger Ineza