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Stay tuned, as we wrap principal photography on the next batch of episodes for
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Happy New Year !!! . Lots of love, health, happiness, success, adventures,
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Wow 🏆🏆 Merci Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga
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Shukran Marrakech! It's been a dream-like invitation to represent my project
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Hello Tunis, thank you for having us at the oldest film festival of the
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It took me a while... but I am finally starting to understand a few things.
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And so it begins... shooting 2 scenes as proof of concept for upcoming feature
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Ma two cents on Filmmaking in a Woman's Perspective... oh and some great music
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KIGALI Changing things. One step at the time. A few words about our
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Pitching, meeting, networking... TANZANITE, the journey is on.It's OFFICIAL and I can finally talk about this amazing opportunity!!! ThankNAIROBI Tonight, join me for a conversation about (harsh) realities!New adventures beginning. Grateful. Love to you all ❤March 2018, we came full circle, back to where it all started 5 years ago inHere I am, hoping to inspire, create some sparks, ignite some careers...THANK YOU 2018 !!! So grateful !!! Still in February and already : -Great STORYTELLING IN AFRICA: FUTURE TRENDS panel discussion at Africa Tech"WHAT KIND OF MOVIE WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE IF THE WORLD WAS YOURS!?!" saidHappy New Year! - from a few hippos and me chilling by Luangwa River, Zambia.December 2017 Ending the year in style! Proud, as a member of the Jury, toThank you Akoma Media for the opportunity to teach at the Amplify FellowshipSeptember 2017 Lovely day spent watching and judging short films for theJune 2017, Tapis Rouge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I designed a filmmakingHelping my dear friend Joël Karekezi on a film shoot in Uganda: MERCY OF THETapis Rouge has a National Theatrical release in France starting May 10 !!!March is a busy month! Here I am, teaching a Masterclass on Low BudgetTapis Rouge (and I) on the road in Tunisia !!! El Kef opening a FilmMarch 2017, I am teaching a DIRECTING workshop at University of Nairobi,Né Pour Mourir premiers in cinemas in France as a sequel to Tapis Rouge. ILost Angel Less wins an AWARD OF MERIT at IndieFEST Los Angeles and at the sameHappy New Year! New year, new projects, new adventures. I cannot wait! LotsHelping out on a friend's shoot in London. 🌐🎥 Very smooth,How to edit 140 hours into 2 x 52 minutes?! Maze Challenge DocumentaryThis past few weeks I had the honor and privilege of designing this stunningMany thanks Festival Effervescence for the 1er Prix! The Red CarpetAthens International Film Festival. Tapis Rouge opens the Minority ReportI cannot tell you too much about this project just yet... (bis) Only that itApril-May-June 2016, I am teaching a WRITING, PRODUCING and DIRECTING workshopSpeaking today about African Cinema and the Nouvelle Vague at Kino Xenix inMany many thanks to Suzanne Huber Foundation, Christian Huber, SGUP and LODHWhen your cameraman is sick.. 😂 🎥 ✌🏽️ #NeverLetGo"Pourquoi aller chercher les grandes productions Hollywoodiennes alors qu'ilMarch 2016, I start directing a documentary series that will air on Swiss TV.I am proud to be representing international filmmakers, Rwandan filmmakers andMarch 2016, I am teaching a PRODUCING and DIRECTING workshop in Kigali.Proud to be back for the Second Edition of Mashariki African Film Festival asLet's face it, Berlinale is one of the best festivals I have been to! Happy toWorking on this feature film for some time already, but there's still a longHappy New Year !!! "You don't necessarily have to be crazy to make movies,16'000 still photos People, play dough and red balloons Specially designedCongratulations to actress Geneva Carr for her Tony Award Nomination !!!Many many thanks Chelsea Film Festival New York for our Best DirectingOctober 2015, coming back to New York with a movie in a festival is such anJune 2015, teaching a DIRECTING masterclass (in Portuguese!) in Sao Paulo at24 hours in Rio. 1st step Corcovado and its amazing view, then lunch inFirst time in Brazil. Tapis Rouge opens the Swiss Panorama in Sao Paulo. TheI have listened to Couleur 3 since the beginning. It is by far my favoriteMay 2015, TAPIS ROUGE wins again at Nador Film Festival in Morocco. In theI cannot tell you too much about this project just yet... Only that it involvesI am so proud to tell you that Tapis Rouge has a Theatrical release in GenevaMarch 2015, teaching a DIRECTING workshop in Kigali. I gave a lot, but IAs I sit in the empty room of the Serena Hotel, writing my speech for my firstDes jeunes et de la culture! January 2015, TAPIS ROUGE is screening atWho new I would be in the small box one day! Dream. Believe. Make itJanuary 2015, TAPIS ROUGE is nominated for the Audience Award at Journées deHappy New Year !!! Follow your dreams and fly high like a bird into theNovember 2014, TAPIS ROUGE wins TV5 Monde Best French Language Feature FilmAugust 2014, MSC invites me to teach screenwriting to Malaysian filmStop Motion Animation for Classik Luvanga's music video : Lost Angel Less.Ooh disco roller skate funk! It's almost summer in Geneva.May 2014, color correction time. Our colorist Rodney Musso creates magic: heMay 2014, sound mix at Studio Masé for TAPIS ROUGE, thank you DenisApril 2014, Visions du Réel Festival invites me to speak about our crowdfundingApril 2014, sound editing sessions for TAPIS ROUGE with the best view overCongratulations to : - Kantarama Gahigiri for her Best Directing Award -March 2014, I start working on a production for a documentary series that willHow long is your flight??? MePlusU is on United Airlines February - May 2014.January 2014, we start editing TAPIS ROUGE. The editing creates the flow andHappy New Year !!! Live, love, dare, get lucky this year. -The CircusSo grateful for 2013 where highlights for Me+U included 3 Festivals and 4We are proud to share these awards with you. - Outstanding Ensemble Cast"Choisi sur concours. Dans une ville assombrie, saisissant une opportunitéIn May 2013 we started shooting TAPIS ROUGE (my first feature film as aMe + U is in LA! See you at the LAWEBFEST March 28 at 8pm & March 30 atHappy New Year !!! Love, Health, Art & Happiness to you. -TheKantarama gets a Best Female Filmmaker Nomination for The Elevator at WestThe Elevator is nominated for Best Swiss Film at Lucerne International Film