Burden of My Heart 

Synopsis

Burden of My Heart is a poetic documentary film about the time after the most comprehensive genocide since the Second World War. In the middle of the night in Kigali, Rwanda, a man sits down in an empty cafe to tell you what it feels like to be left alive. Men wash the bones of their loved ones, a woman prays for shelter for her children and, as people gather to remember, the memories resurface. Everyone has found their way to make it through the day. The Rwandan genocide took place in 1994. This films show the scars of people who became survivors 16 years ago.

Director Biography

Iris has studied producing and documentary film directing at the University of Art and Design Helsinki and holds a BA in Documentary directing.
Yves was born in exile in Burundi in 1988. After the genocide in 1995 he returned with his family to his home country Rwanda.