Eric is no more. His friends meet at his house to spend a night together. They reflect on life, find support, exchange anecdotes and bring memories of Eric to life. An intimate film about mourning and friendship.

A group of young people in Kigali meet at the home of their deceased friend for a wake. Though he died at a young age, he led a singular life in a conformist society. They spend the evening in remembrance of him and his creative legacy, reflecting on their own life paths.

starring
Mucyo Rebecca, Mwizerwa Moses, Eric Onekey Ngangare, Cedric Mizero, Abdoul Mujyambere, Niyoyita Roger, Butera Yvan Hervé, Ganza Moise, Intare Shenge, Kijyana Yves, Myriam Birara, Mbabazi Sharangabo


RWANDA / SWITZERLAND, 2018, Fiction, 22 min, drama

a film by Philbert Aimé MBABAZI SHARANGABO

Title: I GOT MY THINGS AND LEFT
WORLD PREMIERE: November 2018
ORIGINAL VERSION: Kinyarwanda, color, 22 min.
Type: Short fiction
Countries: Rwanda/Switzerland
Language: Kinyarwanda

CAST
Rebecca Mucyo, actress............................................
Eric Onekey Ngangare, actor......................................
Cedric Mizero, actor..................................................
Moses Mwizerwa, actor.............................................
Abdoul Mujyambere, actor........................................
Roger Niyoyita, actor...............................................
Ganza Moise, actor..................................................
Yvan Hervé Butera, actor.........................................
Shenge Intare, actress...........................................
Philbert Aimé Mbabazi Sharangabo, actor..................
Yves Kijyanav, actor...............................................
Myriam Birara, actress...........................................

PRODUCERS
Simone Späni
Samuel Ishimwe

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Yves Tuyishimire

DIRECTED BY
Mbabazi Sharangabo

CINEMATO­GRAPHY
Samuel Ishimwe

EDITING
Mbabazi Sharangabo

SOUND
Bosco Nshimiyimana (aka Nshimiyimana Jean Bosco)

RE-RECORDING MIX
Vuk Vukmanovic

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Remy Ryumugabe

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Dukuzukuri Vedaste

PRODUCTION
Imitana Productions, Cocoon Productions

WORLD RIGHTS
Cocoon Productions

WEBSITE
cocoonproductions.com/I-GOT-MY-THINGS-AND-LEFT


AWARDS (sélection)

Special Mention /// 2018 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland)
"Mourning a friend is a way of honouring the dead and of rethinking your own way of life and the society you live in. A special mention goes to a film that touched us through its tenderness and poetry. A new and fresh voice that we would like to encourage to continue exploring".

Großer Preis der Stadt Oberhausen (Winner) /// 2019 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen (Oberhause, Düsseldorf, Germany)


FESTIVALS (sélection)

Oberhausen, 66. Internationale Kurzfilmtage (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
13.05.2020 - 18.05.2020

Uppsala, 38th Uppsala International Short Film Festival
21.10.2019 - 27.10.2019

Namur, 34e Festival international du film francophone Namur
27.09.2019 - 04.10.2019

St. Petersburg, 29th "Message to Man" International Film Festival St. Petersburg
14.09.2019 - 21.09.2019

Hamburg, Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg
04.06.2019 - 10.06.2019

Lisboa, 16th International Independant Film Festival IndieLisboa
02.05.2019 - 12.05.2019

Oberhausen, 65. Internationale Kurzfilmtage
01.05.2019 - 06.05.2019

Nijmegen, 11th Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
03.04.2019 - 07.04.2019

Rotterdam, 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam
23.01.2019 - 03.02.2019

Winterthur, 22. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland)
6.11.2018 - 11.11.2018

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Eric ist nicht mehr. Seine Freunde treffen sich in seinem Haus, um eine Nacht zusammen zu verbringen. Sie sinnieren das Leben, finden Beistand, tauschen Anekdoten aus und lassen Erinnerungen an Eric lebendig werden. Ein intimer Film über Trauer und Freundschaft.