Rwandan filmmaker scoops Global Science Film Festival award
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- 25 Apr 2023
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The audience applauding Mutuyimana on his win.
Rwandan psychotherapist and filmmaker Celestin Mutuyimana, was on April 2 awarded as the first scientist filmmaker winner for his movie ‘Sewing Souls’ during the 5th Global Science Film Festival (GSFF) in Zurich, Switzerland. The movie portrays the deep sorrow exposed by people’s traumatic life experiences since childhood, highlighting how culture expects them to be healed after getting married.
According to Mutuyimana, some married couples look forward to finding solace in their partners once they get married, unfortunately, when they are not provided with solutions, their marriage threatens to dwindle. This, he says, results in more complex family and psychological problems such as suicide, continuous family conflicts, and divorce.
“The film further stresses how silence and mistrust escalate in society when people are shunned to open up about their mental health problems as it is considered a sign of weakness,” he says. Read More…
