Kantarama Gahigiri
Kantarama Gahigiri (born December 13, 1976) is a Swiss and Rwandan filmmaker. She is best known for her films Tapis rouge, Me + U, Lost Angel Less and more. She holds master's degrees from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the New York Institute of Technology.
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- Name
- Kantarama Gahigiri
- Born
- 3 December 1976
- Occupation
- Writer, Director and Producer
- Nationality
- Rwanda · Switzerland
- Education
- New York Institute of Technology · Graduate Institute of International Studies
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Kantarama Gahigiri (born December 13, 1976) is a Swiss and Rwandan filmmaker. She is best known for her films Tapis rouge, Me + U, Lost Angel Less and more. She holds master's degrees from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the New York Institute of Technology.
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• Name — Kantarama Gahigiri • Born — 3 December 1976 • Occupation — Writer, Director and Producer • Years Active — 2008–present
Career
Career
Gahigiri's first feature film Tapis Rouge has been awarded Best Feature Film at Geneva International Film Festival and Best Directing at Chelsea Film Festival. She is now developing Tanzanite, an afro pulp dystopian thriller through Realness - An African Screenwriter's Residency.
Filmography
Filmography
Short film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer • 2017 — Né Pour Mourir • Lost Angel Less • 2014 — Pinot in the Grass • 2011 — The Elevator • 2009 — Leila • 2008 — Check Feature film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer • 2014 — Tapis rouge Television • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer • 2013 — Me + U Acting credits • The Mercy of the Jungle (2018) • 2B (2009)
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Kantarama Gahigiri is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as film director, actress and screenwriter.
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• Chelsea Film Festival - Best Directing Award 2015
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