Short film / Rwanda

Nyiragitwa: Daughter of Sacyega

In seventeenth-century Rwanda, Nyiragitwa refuses an arranged early marriage, falls in love with Munyantore, faces powerful opposition and eventually becomes a vizier, challenging expectations around her choice to marry.

Credits & connections

Role-specific credits have not been recorded here yet.

Setting and cultural context

Rwandan animated short in the AAIFF Africa official 2025 programme, screened 10 October 2025. Production year and director not established from this source.

Where to watch

AAIFF Africa

Viewing option: AAIFF Africa

Availability details

Festival / screening · Unknown / not checked ·

Official listing only

Completed Kigali screening 10 October 2025, 19:19; festival listing not current streaming; no Ghana account-level playback verified.

Source checked: 2026-10-14