Short Film – Director Jean-Bastien Niyigaruye – 2023

Sirius, a lone star in the form of a dark-skinned man, has collapsed to earth. What little space he found on his host planet, he works to provide food and shelter for him and his wife, Angèle. One winter’s day, the firmament calls him back, Sirius takes the long way leaving his wife behind. Their journey tells of the fertility of this sojourn for Sirius. The story that’s often overlooked, that of how the earth fed the sky.

 

Director: Jean-Bastien Niyigaruye

Script: Jean-Bastien Niyigaruye

Cast: Hamidou Savadogo, Nadine Jean, Kanuk

DOP: Clark Ferguson

AC: Oline Vol Turi

Gaffer: Reuben Hallet Leslie Ward

Editing: Arto Paragamian, Jean-Bastien Niyigaruye

Sound: Andres Solis

Music: Noah Sherrin

Production: Eric Idriss-Kanago, Daniela Mujica (Yanakio)

 

Festivals

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Ciné-Jonction, Canada, 2025

SELECTIONS

Regard – Festival International du Court Métrage au Saguenay, Canada, 2024 (World Premiere)

Gimli International Film Festival, Canada, 2024

OFF-COURTS Trouville, France, 2024

Festival International Film Black Montréal, Canada, 2024

Santa Barbara Film Festival, USA, 2025

Festival fondu au noir, Canada, 2025

Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada, 2025

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