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Across April, unfolds through a series of gatherings, screenings, and performances that create space for reflection, memory, and shared experience across the city.

The programme begins on April 9 with Our Past at the Nyanza Genocide Memorial, an annual gathering that brings together testimony, poetry, theatre, music, and dialogue. On April 10, Cine Kwibuka takes place at Canal Olympia Rebero, with a film programme curated by Myriam Birara exploring memory, identity, and healing through documentary cinema, including Things We Don’t Say by Ornella Mutoni and Reclaiming History by Samuel Ishimwe, co-directed with Matthias Frickel.

On April 11, Inzira is presented at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, followed by Mu Kwibuka 32 at Kigali Soul, a community evening shaped by spoken word, poetry, and live performance under the theme of Ubuntu. The programme continues on April 15 at L’Espace with a screening of Rwanda la surface de réparation by François-Xavier Destors and Marie Thomas-Penette, a documentary reflecting on Rwanda’s history through football.

On April 17, Reclaiming History by Samuel Ishimwe and Matthias Frickel returns to L’Espace with a film that examines the colonial roots of division and their lasting impact. On April 22, the evening moves between performance and film, beginning with Open Mic Weno and continuing with a screening of Imfura by Samuel Ishimwe, bringing together spoken word and cinema in a shared space.

The programme continues on April 24 with The 600 by Laurent Basset and Richard Hall, and concludes on April 29 with Didy by François-Xavier Destors and Gaël Kamilindi, both screened at L’Espace and each engaging with memory and personal history through distinct cinematic approaches.

Across these moments, the month moves between voices, images, and collective presence, holding space for reflection in different forms.

Easter weekend calls for movement. Evening Walk brings together participants for a guided wellness walk through the city, centred on movement, connection, and mental clarity. The walk offers space to step away from daily routines and take part in a shared evening experience at your own pace. The meeting point is Kacyiru TV 1 at 7.45pm.