Rwandan filmmaker, painter and production designer.

Sometimes credited as
Myriam BIRARA
Myriam U. BIRARA

Myriam Uwiragiye BIRARA is a film director, screenwriter, producer, production designer and visual artist.

She is known for HOME / IMUHIRA (2021, Director, Screenwriter, Production Designer, Producer), THE BRIDE (2023, Director, Screenwriter, Producer).

Born in Masisi, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1992, she holds a BA in finance in addition to being a visual artist and filmmaker.

She started filmmaking career in 2010 when she was in high school and has attended various film workshops in which she directed three short films prior to producing independently her fourth short HOME (2021).
THE BRIDE (2023) is her feature debut.


FILMOGRAPHY / FILMOGRAPHIE

(2023) The Bride
Feature Fiction / Long métrage Fiction | starring / avec Sandra Umulisa, Aline Amike, Daniel Gaga, Fabiola Mukasekuru, Beata Mukakamanzi, Justine Musabyeyezu
/// Director, Screenwriter, Producer / Réalisatrice, Scénariste, Productrice

(2021) Imuhira (Home)
Short Fiction / Court métrage Fiction (Rwanda, 12 mins) | starring / avec Mickal Uwihirwe, Yves Kijyana, Cécile Kakuze, Ibrahim Ntakirutimana
/// Director, Screenwriter, Production Designer, Producer / Réalisatrice, Scénariste, Décoratrice, Productrice

(2020) Mnemosyne
Short Fiction / Court métrage Fiction (Rwanda, 16 mins) | starring / avec Myriam Uwiragiye Birara | Dir / Réal : Remy Ryumugabe
/// Main Actress / Actrice Principale (role : The girl)

(2018) I Got My Things and Left
Eric n'est plus. Ses amis se retrouvent chez lui pour passer une nuit ensemble. Ils réfléchissent à la vie, trouvent du soutien, échangent des anecdotes et font revivre les souvenirs d'Eric. Un film intimiste sur le deuil et l'amitié.
Short Fiction / Court métrage Fiction (Rwanda, Suisse, 22 mins) | starring / avec Rebecca Mucyo, Eric Onekey Ngangare, Cédric Mizero | Dir / Réal : Philbert Aimé Mbabazi
/// Actress / Actrice


Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.berlinale.de/en/2023/programme/202305569.html
- https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/myriam-uwiragiye-birara
- www.imdb.com/name/nm12725889/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 19 June 2023